Section 40:
Duty 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.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 25 of 1950, s. 11 and the Fourth Schedule, for "the States".