Section 24A:
Power to deliver such articles to Customs authority.
1[24A. Power to deliver such articles to Customs authority.--The Central Government may, by
general or special order, empower any officer of the Post Office, specified in such order, to deliver postal
article, received from beyond the limits of 2[India] and suspected to contain anything liable to duty, to
such Customs authority as may be specified in the said order, and such Customs authority shall deal with such article in accordance with the provisions of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 (8 of 1878)3
, or of any other
law for the time being in force.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 3, ibid.
2. Subs. by Act 25 of 1950, s. 11 and the Fourth Schedule, for "the States".
3. See now the Customs Act, 1962.