Report No. 38

31. Opening of suspected postal articles.-

Every postal article which is detained under section 30 of this Act may be opened and examined at post office by two officers of the Post- Office specially nominated for that purpose by the Postmaster-General, or by one such officer nominated as aforesaid in the presence of another officer or in the presence of an officer of the Customs who, before the opening of the articles, shall make the declaration set forth in the First Schedule to this Act and shall not be opened or examined otherwise.

[Cf. 1928, No. 12, section 37]