124. Articles containing goods prohibited from export. - If an article
posted at any place in India and addressed to a foreign country is actually found,
while in course of transmission by post, to contain anything the export of which either
generally or to that particular destination is prohibited by the clause bearing the
heading “Local prohibitions” in the Inland Post section or by the clauses bearing the
heading “Articles Prohibited form export” in the Foreign Post, it should be endorsed
“Contains prohibited (name of the prohibited article)” and sent for disposal to the
R.L.O. either direct or, in the case of sub-offices, through the Head Office, except in
cases in which orders are in existence for the disposal of such articles in a different
manner.
NOTE.- See also Rule 221 of the Indian Post Office Rules.- 1933.(Source: http://www.indiapost.gov.in/PM_VOL_5.pdf)
