40Duty of master of ship, departing from any port in India and not being a mail ship, to convey mail bags

The master of ship, not being a mail ship, about to depart from any port in ¹[India] to any port within, or any port or place beyond, ¹[India], shall receive on board any mail bag tendered to him by any officer of the Post Office for conveyance, granting a receipt there for in such form as the Central Government may, by rule, prescribe, and shall, without delay, deliver the same at the port or place of destination. **Footnotes:** 1. Subs. by Act 25 of 1950, s. 11 and the Fourth Schedule, for "the States".