The indian ports Act,1908
State Act of Odisha · Act 15 of 190868 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 15 of 1908 |
| Year | 1908 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Odisha |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 68 |
| Subjects | transport |
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- Section 1 Title and extent
- Section 2 Savings
- Section 3 Definitions
- Section 4 Power to extend or withdraw the Act or certain portions thereof
- Section 5 Alteration of limits of ports
- Section 6 Power to make port-rules
- Section 7 Appointment of conservator
- Section 8 Power of conservator to give and enforce directions for certain specified purposes
- Section 9 Power to cut warps and ropes
- Section 10 Removal of obstructions within limits of port
- Section 11 Recovery of expenses of removal
- Section 12 Removal of lawful obstructions
- Section 13 Fouling of Government moorings
- Section 14 Raising or removal or wreck impeding navigation within limits of port
- Section 15 Power to board vessels and enter buildings
- Section 16 Power to require crews to prevent or extinguish fire
- Section 17 Appointment and powers of health-officer
- Section 18 Indemnity of Government against act or default of port-official or pilot
- Section 19 Injuring buoys, beacons and moorings
- Section 20 Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings
- Section 21 Improperly discharging ballast
- Section 22 Graving vessel within prohibited limits
- Section 23 Boiling pitch on board vessel within prohibited limits
- Section 24 Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light
- Section 25 Warping
- Section 26 Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset
- Section 27 Discharge of fire-arms in port
- Section 28 Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire
- Section 29 Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores
- Section 30 Removing stones or injuring shores of port prohibited
- Section 31 Moving of vessels without pilot or permission of harbour-master
- Section 32 Provision of certain vessels with fire extinguishing apparatus
- Section 33 Levy of port-dues
- Section 35 Fees for pilotage and certain other services
- Section 36 Receipt, expenditure and account of port-charges
- Section 37 Grouping of ports
- Section 38 Receipts for port-charges
- Section 39 Master to report arrival
- Section 40 Conservator may in certain cases ascertain draught and charge expense to master
- Section 41 Ascertainment of tonnage of vessel liable to port-dues
- Section 42 Distraint and sale on refusal to pay port-charges
- Section 43 No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are paid
- Section 44 Port-charges payable in one port recoverable at any other port
- Section 45 Penalty for evading payment of port-charges
- Section 46 Port-due on vessels in Ballast
- Section 47 Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo
- Section 48 Port-due not to be chargeable in certain cases
- Section 49 Power to impose hospital port-dues
- Section 50 Application and account of hospital port-dues
- Section 51 Master to hoist number of vessel
- Section 52 Pilot to require master to hoist number
- Section 53 Penalty on pilot disobeying provisions of this Chapter
- Section 54 Penalty for disobedience to rules and orders of the Government
- Section 55 Offences how triable, and penalties how recovered
- Section 56 Costs of conviction
- Section 57 Ascertainment and recovery of expenses and damages payable under this Act
- Section 58 Cost of distress
- Section 59 Magistrate to determine the amount to be levied in case of dispute
- Section 60 Jurisdiction over offences beyond local limits of jurisdiction
- Section 61 Conviction to be quashed on merits only
- Section 62 Hoisting unlawful colours in port
- Section 63 Foreign deserters
- Section 64 Application of sections 10 and 21
- Section 65 Grant of sites for sailors’ institutes
- Section 66 Exercise of powers of conservator by his assistants
- Section 67 Service of written notices of directions
- Section 68 Publication of orders of Government
- Section 68B Duties of the said authorities in an emergency
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