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Section 25: Indemnity of Government against act or default of port officers or pilot.

The Indian Ports Act 2025Central Act · Act 27 of 2025

The Government shall not be liable for any act or default of any conservator, harbour master or other port officers or of any deputy or assistant of any of the authorities aforesaid or of any person acting under the control or direction of any such authority, deputy or assistant, or for any act or default of any pilot or for any damage sustained by any vessel in consequence of any defect in any of the moorings, hawsers or other things belonging to the Government which may be used by the vessel:

Provided that nothing in this section shall protect the Government from a suit in respect of any act done by or under the express order or sanction of the Government.

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ActThe Indian Ports Act 2025
Section25
Marginal noteIndemnity of Government against act or default of port officers or pilot.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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