(1) When any dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty or pier erected at any port or port approaches under the provisions of this Act has been completed with sufficient ware houses, sheds and appliances for receiving landing or shipping goods or passengers from and upon sea going vessels, the Board may, after obtaining the approval of the Collector of Customs and by notification published in three consecutive issues of the Official Gazette, declare that such dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty, pier or place of anchorage is ready for receiving landing and shipping or for landing or for shipping goods or passengers from and upon sea going vessels.
(2) As from the date of the publication of such notification for the third time, it shall be lawful for the Board from time to time, when there is room at such dock, berth, wharf, quay, jetty or pier to order to come alongside of such dock, berth, quay, stage, jetty, pier or place of anchorage for the purpose of landing and shipping goods or passengers or for landing or for shipping the same, any sea-going vessel within the port or port approaches which has not commenced to discharge goods or passengers or which being about to take in goods or passengers, has not commenced to do so :
Provided that before making such order, the Board shall have regard, as far as possible, to the conveniences of such vessel and of the shippers, in respect of the use of any particular dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty, pier or place of anchorage:
Provided further that if the Board is not the conservator of the port, the Board shall not itself make the order as aforesaid but shall require the conservator of the port, or other person exercising the rights, powers and authorities of the consevator of the port to make such order.
28. When a sufficient number of docks, berths, wharves, quays, stages, jetties or piers have been provided at any port or port approaches as aforesaid, the Board may, after obtaining the approval of the Collector of Customs and by notification published in three consecutive issues of the Official Gazette, direct that no goods or passengers shall be landed or shipped from or upon any seagoing vessel within the minor port or port ap proaches otherwise then at such docks, berths, wharves, quays, stages, jetties of piers, except with the sanction of the Board and in accordance with such conditions as the Board may specify.
29. Any officer appointed by the Board in this behelf, may in cases of emergency or for any reason which appears to him sufficient, by notice in writing, order the master or owner or agent of any seagoing vessels not to bring such vessel alongside of, or remove such vessel from, any dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty, pier or anchorage Power of Board to undertake certain works.
Power of Board to order seagoing vessels to use docks wharves, etc.
If accommodation sufficient, all sea going vessels compelled to use docks wharves, etc.
Power to order vesels not to come along-side of, or to be removed from docks wharves, etc.
The Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981 17 of 42 belonging to or under the control of the Board and if, such notice is not complied with, the Board may charge in respect of such vessel such sum as it thinks fit, not exceeding one thousand rupees for each day of twenty four hours or portion of such day, during which such vessel remains at such dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty, pier or place of anchorage:
Provided that in the case of a vessel ordered to be removed, such charge shall not commence to be made till after the expiry of twelve hours from the service of such notice as aforesaid on the master or owner or agent of the vessel.
30. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 27 or 28 the State Government may, if in its opinion it is necessary in the public interest so to do, by general or special order from time to time permit certain specified vessels or classes of vessels to discharge or ship goods or certain specified goods or classes of goods at such place in a port or within the port approaches, in such manner, during such period and subject to such payments to the Board and on such conditions as the State Government may think fit.