§ 5604. Fines on ocean carriers

Statutory text

The Postal Service may impose or remit fines on carriers transporting mail by vessel on routes extending beyond the borders of the United States for—

unreasonable or unnecessary delay to the mails; and

other delinquencies in the transportation of mail.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1970
Postal Reorganization Act
Pub. L. 91–375 · 84 Stat. 719
Enacted · 39 U.S.C. § 5604
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773.)

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773.)