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(1)If a master of a vessel—
(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 forfeit two hundred pounds.
(2)If any person to whom postal packets have been entrusted by the master of a vessel to bring on shore breaks the seal, or in any manner wilfully opens them, he shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.
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