# Post Office Act 1953 (repealed), Section 29: Carriage of parcels by coasting ships.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) . . . In the case of any mechanically-propelled ship which carries on regular communications between a port in the United Kingdom and any other port or place in the United Kingdom, or within the limited European trading area, not being a ship owned or worked by railway undertakers, the Post Office may require the person by whom that ship is owned or worked to carry parcels in that ship.
In this subsection “the limited European trading area” means the same as in regulations under section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
(2) The remuneration for any services rendered by a ship under this section shall be determined by agreement between the Post Office and the person owning or working the ship or, in default of agreement, by the Transport Tribunal; and any remuneration so determined shall be paid direct to that person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/36/section/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1953-repealed/section-29
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