Indian ports Act,1908

Indian ports Act,1908

An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to ports and port-charges.

WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate the enactments relating to ports and port-charges; It is hereby enacted as follows:—

S.1 Title and extent

S.2 Savings

S.3 Definitions

S.4 Power to extend or withdraw the Act or certain portions thereof

S.5 Alteration of limits of ports

S.6 Power to make port-rules

S.7 Appointment of conservator

S.8 Power of conservator to give and enforce directions for certain specified purposes

S.9 Power to cut warps and ropes

S.10 Removal of obstructions within limits of port

S.11 Recovery of expenses of removal

S.12 Removal of lawful obstructions

S.13 Fouling of Government moorings

S.14 Raising or removal of wreck impeding navigation within limits of port

S.15 Power to board vessels and enter buildings

S.16 Power to require crews to prevent or extinguish fire

S.17 Appointment and powers of health-officer

S.18 Indemnity of Government against act or default of port-official or pilot

S.19 Injuring buoys, beacons and moorings

S.20 Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings

S.21 Improperly discharging ballast

S.22 Graving vessel within prohibited limits

S.23 Boiling pitch on board vessel within prohibited limits

S.24 Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light

S.25 Warping

S.26 Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset

S.27 Discharge of fire-arms in port

S.28 Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire

S.29 Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores

S.30 Removing stones or injuring shores of port prohibited

S.31 Moving of vessels without pilot or permission of harbour-master

S.32 Provision of certain vessels with fire extinguishing apparatus

S.33 Levy of port-dues

S.34 Variation of port dues by Government

S.35 Fees for pilotage and certain other services

S.36 Receipt, expenditure and account of port-charges

S.37 Grouping of ports

S.38 Receipts for port-charges

S.39 Master to report arrival

S.40 Conservator may in certain cases ascertain draught and charge expense to master

S.41 Ascertainment of tonnage of vessel liable to port-dues

S.42 Distraint and sale on refusal to pay port-charges

S.43 No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are paid

S.44 Port-charges payable in one port recoverable at any other port

S.45 Penalty for evading payment of port-charges

S.46 Port-due on vessels in Ballast

S.47 Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo

S.48 Port-due not to be chargeable in certain cases

S.49 Power to impose hospital port-dues

S.50 Application and account of hospital port-dues

S.51 Master to hoist number of vessel

S.52 Pilot to require master to hoist number

S.53 Penalty on pilot disobeying provisions of this Chapter

S.54 Penalty for disobedience to rules and orders of the Government

S.55 Offences how triable, and penalties how recovered

S.56 Costs of conviction

S.57 Ascertainment and recovery of expenses and damages payable under this Act

S.58 Cost of distress

S.59 Magistrate to determine the amount to be levied in case of dispute

S.60 Jurisdiction over offences beyond local limits of jurisdiction

S.61 Conviction to be quashed on merits only

S.62 Hoisting unlawful colours in port

S.63 Foreign deserters

S.64 Application of sections 10 and 21

S.65 Grant of sites for sailors’ institutes

S.66 Exercise of powers of conservator by his assistants

S.67 Service of written notices of directions

S.68 Publication of orders of Government

S.68A Authorities exercising jurisdiction in ports to co-operate in manoeuvres for defence of port

S.68B Duties of the said authorities in an emergency

S.68C Application of certain provisions of the Act to aircraft

S.68D Maritime security

S.69 [Repealed]

SCH.1 THE FIRST SCHEDULE

SCH.2 THE SECOND SCHEDULE

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