# Post Office Act 1953 (repealed), Section 32: Penalty for opening of mail bag by master or commander of ship or aircraft.

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

(1) If the master of a ship or the commander of an aircraft—
(a) opens a sealed mail bag with which he is entrusted for conveyance; or
(b) takes out of a mail bag with which he is entrusted for conveyance any postal packet or other thing,
he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(2) If any person to whom postal packets have been entrusted by the master of a ship or the commander of an aircraft to deliver to the Post Office, breaks the seal, or in any manner wilfully opens them, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/36/section/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1953-repealed/section-32
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