Cap. 254 Art. 71Offences related to ship or air mails.

(1) Every master of a ship or a pilot of an aircraft having on board any postal article or mailbag which is directed to Malta, shall, immediately on arriving in Malta, cause such postal article or mail bag to be delivered to the postal operator entitled to receive the same:

Provided that if the agent of a ship or aircraft is aware of the presence on board of any such postal article or mail bag, or that any such article or bag has been removed from such ship or aircraft, he shall, without delay, bring such fact to the notice of the postal operator concerned.

(2) A person acting in breach of any of the provisions of this article shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of between two hundred euro (€200) and two thousand euro (€2,000).