The Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981
Preamble
GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT IndiaCod'SDE Gujarat Act No. 30 of 1981 [As modified upto the 31st August, 2007] 1 of 42 THE GUJARAT MARITIME BOARD ACT, 1981 (Guj. Act No 30 of 1982) CONTENTS. PREAMBLE. SECTIONS. PAGE NO. CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY. 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II. ESTABLISHMENT OF GUJARAT MARITIME BOARD. 3. Establishment of Gujarat Maritime Board. 4. Disqualifications of members. 5. Term of office of members. 6. Vacation of office of the Board's members. 7. Eligibility of appointment. 8 Filling of vacancies. 9 Absence of Chairman. 10. Meetings of Board. IndiaCode 11. Committees of the Board. 12. Fees and allowances payable to members. 13. Member of Board or Committee not to vote in certain cases. 14. Defects in appointments not to invalidate acts, etc. 15. Delegation of powers. 16. Duties of Chairman. CHAPTER III. STAFF OF THE BOARD. 17. Chief Executive Officer and other officers and servants of the Board. 18. [Deleted.] 19. Disiplinary control over officers and employees by Board. CHAPTER IV PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS. 20. (1) (a) Transfer of assets and liabilities of State Government to Board. (1) (b) Transfer of debts, obligations and liabilities. (1) (c) Tranfer of capital to Board. 2 of 42 PAGE NO. SECTIONS. (1) (d) Outstanding recovery of rates. (1) (e) Suits and litigation. (1) (f) Terms and conditions of service of employees. 21. Existing rates, etc. to continue until altered by Board. 22. Repayment of capital with interest. 22A. Leavy of waterfront royalty. 23. Procedure when immovable property cannot be acquired by agreement. 24. Contracts by Board. CHAPTER V. WORKS AND SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED AT MINOR PORTS BY THE BOARD. 25. Power of Board to execute works and provide appliances. 26. Power of Board to undertake certain works. 27. Power of Board to order sea-going vessels to use docks, wharves, etc. 29. Power to order vessels not to come alongside of, or to be removed from docks, wharves, etc. 30. Power of Government to exempt vessels from obligation to use wharves, etc. 31. Board to declare when vessels other than sea-going vessels of compelled to use dock, wharves, etc. 32. Performance of services by Board or other person. 33. Responsibility of Board for loss, etc. of goods. 34. Accommodation to be provided for customs officers in wharves, etc. appointed under Customs Act, 1962. 35. Power to permit erection of private wharves, etc. within a port subject to conditions. 36. Compensation payable in certain cases where use of any private wharf, etc. rendered unlawful. CHAPTER VI. IMPOSITION AND RECOVERY OF RATES AT PORTS. 37. Scales of rales for services performed by Board or other person. 38. Scales of rates and statement of conditions for use of property belonging to Board. 39. Consolidated rates of combination of services. 40. Power to levy concessional rates in certain cases. 41. Prior sanction of State Government to rates and conditions. 3 of 42 28. If accommodation sufficient, all sea-going vessels compelled to use docks, wharves, etc. Come dious sede SECTIONS. PAGE NO. 42. Power of State Government to require modification or cancellation of rates. 43. Remission of rates or charges. 44. Refund of overcharges. 45. Notice of payment of charges short levied or erroneously refunded. 46. Time for payment of rales on goods. 47. Board's lien for rates. 48. Ship-owner's lien for freight and other charges. 49. Sale of goods after two months if rates of rent are not paid or lien for freight is not discharged. 50. Disposal of goods not removed from premises of Board within time limit 51. Application of sale proceeds. 52. Recovery of rates and charges by distraint of vessel. 53. Grant of port clearance after payment of rates, realisation of damages, etc. CHAPTER VII. BORROWING POWERS OF BOARD. es or isation of damages, etc. 54. Power to raise loans. Indis 55. Board securities. 56. Right of joint or several payees of securities.
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