(1) The 4 [Government] shall appoint some officer or body of persons to be conservator of every port subject to this Act.
(2) Subject to any direction by the 4 [Government] to the contrary,—
(a) in ports where there is a port-officer, the port-officer shall be the conservator;
(b) in ports where there is no port-officer, but where there is a harbour-master, the harbour-master shall be the conservator.
(3) Where the harbour-master is not conservator, the harbour-master and his assistants shall be subordinate to, and subject to the control of, the conservator.
(4) The conservator shall be subject to the control of the 4 [Government], or of any intermediate authority which 5 [the Government] may appoint.
1. Sub-section (1A) omitted by Act 26 of 1938, s. 8 .Earlier inserted by Act 15 of 1922, s. 2
2. The words, brackets, figure and letter “and sub-section (IA)” omitted by Act 26 of 1938, s. 8. Earlier inserted by Act 15 of 1922, s. 2.
3. Ins. by Act 20 of 1983, s. 2 and Schedule (w.e.f. 15-3-1984).
4. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “Local Government”.
5. Subs., ibid., for “that Government”.
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