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The Indian Ports Act, 1908
Act ID: 1908
The Indian Ports Act, 1908
"An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to ports and port charges."
Table of Contents
70 Sections
Ch. IP
reliminary
S.1
Title and extent
S.2
Savings
S.3
Definitions
Ch. IIP
owers Of The [Government] [Substituted By The A.O. 1937 For &Quot;local Government&Quot;.]
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
Ch. IIIP
ort-Officials And Their Powers And Duties
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 or 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
Ch. IVR
ules For The Safety Of Shipping And The Conservation Of Ports
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
Unauthorized 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
Ch. VP
ort-Dues, Fees And Other Charges
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-clearances to be granted until port 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-dues on vessels in ballast
S.47
Port-due on vessel 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
Ch. VIH
oisting Signals
S.51
Master to hoist number of vessel
S.52
Pilot to require master to hoist number
S.53
Penalty on pilot disobeying
Ch. VIIP
rovisions With Respect To Penalties
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 convictions
S.57
Ascertainment and recovery or 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
Ch. VIIIS
upplemental Provisions
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 notice of a directions
S.68
Publication of orders of Government
S.68D
Maritime security.
S.69
[Repeal.]