GUJARAT MARITIME BOARD ACT, 1981

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S.1 Short title, extent, commencement and application

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Establishment of Gujrat Maritime Board

S.4 Disqualification of members

S.5 Terms of office of members

S.6 Vacation of office of the Board's members

S.7 Eligibility of appointment

S.8 Filling of Vacancies

S.9 Absence of Chairman

S.10 Meeting of Board

S.11 Committee of the Board

S.12 Fees and allowances payable to members

S.13 Members of Board of Committee not to vote in certain cases

S.14 Defects in appointments not to invalidate acts, etc.

S.15 Delegation of powers

S.16 Duties of Chairman

S.17 Chief Executive Officers and other Officers and servants of the Board

S.18 Deleted

S.19 Disciplinary control over officers and employment by Board

S.20 Transfer of assets and liabilies of State Government to Board

S.21 Existing rates, etc. to continue until altered by Board

S.22 Repayment of Capital with interest

S.23 Procedure when immovable property cannot be acquired by agreement

S.24 Contracts by Board

S.25 Power of Board to execute works and provide appliances

S.26 Power Board to undertake certain works

S.27 Power of Board to order seagoing vessels to use docks wharves, etc.

S.28 If accommodation sufficient, all sea going vessels compelled to use dock wharves etc.

S.29 Powers to order vessels not to come along side of, or to be removed from docks, wharves etc.

S.30 Power of Government to exempt vessels from obligation to use wharves. etc.

S.31 Board to declare when vessels other than sea-going vessels of compelled to use of dock, wharves, etc.

S.32 Performance of services by Board or other person

S.33 Responsibility of Board for loss, etc. of goods

S.34 Accommodation to be provided for customs officers in wharves,etc. appointed under Customs Act, 1962

S.35 Power to permit erection of private wharves, etc. within a port subject to conditions

S.36 Compensation payable in certain cases where use of any private wharf, etc. rendered unlawful

S.37 Scales of rates for services performed by Board or other person

S.38 Scales of rates and statement of conditions for use of property belonging to Board

S.39 Consolidated rates of combination of services

S.40 Power to levy concessional rates in certain cases

S.41 Prior sanction of State Government to rates and conditions

S.42 Power of State Government to require modification or cancellation of rates

S.43 Remission of rates or chares

S.44 Refund of overcharges

S.45 Notice of Payment of charges short levied or erroneously refunded

S.46 Time for payment of rates on goods

S.47 Board's lien for rates

S.48 Ship-owner's lien for freight and other charges

S.49 Sale of goods after two months if rates of rent are not paid or lien for freight is not dishcharged

S.50 Disposal of goods not removed from premises of Board within time limit

S.51 Application of sale proceeds

S.52 Recovery of rates and charges by distraint of vessel

S.53 Grant of port clearance after payment of rates, realisation of damages, etc.

S.54 Power to raise loans

S.55 Board securities

S.56 Right of joint or several payees of securities

S.57 Power of one or two or more joint holders to grant receipts

S.58 Endorsement to be made on a security itself

S.59 Endorsement of security not liable for amount thereof

S.60 Impress on the signature on securitues

S.61 Issue of duplicate security

S.62 Issue of converted, etc. securities

S.63 Discharges in certain cases

S.64 Security for loans taken by the Board

S.65 Remedies of Government in respect of loans made to Board

S.66 Power of Board to repay loans before due date

S.67 Establishment of sinking fund

S.68 Investment and application of sinking fund

S.69 Examination of sinking fund

S.71 Powers of Board to raise loans on short terms bills

S.72 Powers of Board to take temporary loans or overdrafts

S.73 General account of Port

S.74 Application of moneys in general accounts

S.75 Power to transfer moneys from general account to specified particular account and vice-versa

S.76 Establishment of Reserve funds

S.77 Power to reserve Maritime Board securities for Board's own investments

S.78 Prior Function of Government to charge expenditure to capital

S.79 Works requiring sanction of Board or State Government

S.80 Power of Chairman as to execution of works

S.81 Power of Board to compound or compromise claims