Cap. 254 ст. 35BDuty of masters of ships not being mail ships to carry mail bags.

(1) Every master of a ship, not being a mail ship, which is about to depart from any port or place in Malta to any port or place beyond Malta shall receive on board any mail bags tendered to him for conveyance by any officer of a postal operator, shall grant a receipt therefor to the said officer, and shall without delay and after taking all necessary measures and precautions for the safety of the mail bags, deliver the same to the postal authorities at the port or place of destination of the ship.

(2) The master of any ship receiving on board any mail bag under the foregoing provisions of this article shall be entitled to the immediate payment of such gratuity as may be payable for the service to be given under those provisions in accordance with the rates established by the Authority and published in the Gazette.

(3) The provisions of subarticle (1) and (2) shall mutatis apply also to the conveyance of mail bags from one place mutandis to another within Malta.