U.S.C. Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE 39 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE PART V - TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL CHAPTER 56 - TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL Sec. 5604 - Fines on ocean carriers From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§5604. Fines on ocean carriers
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— (1) unreasonable or unnecessary delay to the mails; and (2) other delinquencies in the transportation of mail.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773.)
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.