The indian ports Act, 1908

Preamble

THE INDIAN PORTS ACT, 19081 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTIONS 1. Title and extent. 2. Savings. 3. Definitions. CHAPTER II POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT 4. Power to extend or withdraw the Act or certain portions thereof. 5. Alteration of limits of ports. 6. Power to make port-rules. ali cow ode CHAPTER III PORT-OFFICIALS AND THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES 7. Appointment of conservator. 8. Power of conservator to give and enforce directions for certain specified purposes. 9. Power to cut warps and ropes. 10. Removal of obstructions within limits of port. 11. Recovery of expenses of removal. 12. Removal of lawful obstructions. 13. Fouling of Government moorings. 14. Raising or removal of wreck impeding navigation within limits of port. 15. Power to board vessels and enter buildings. 16. Power to require crews to prevent or extinguish fire. 17. Appointment and powers of health-officer. 18. Indemnity of Government against act or default of port-official or pilot. CHAPTER IV RULES FOR THE SAFETY OF SHIPPING AND THE CONSERVATION OF PORTS General Rules 19. Injuring buoys, beacons and moorings. 20. Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings. 21. Improperly discharging ballast. 22. Graving vessel within prohibited limits. 23. Boiling pitch on board vessel within prohibited limits. 1. Subject to verification and confirmation by the Department. SECTIONS 24. Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light. 25. Warping. 26. Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset. 27. Discharge of fire-arms in port. 28. Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire. 29. Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores. 30. Removing stones or injuring shores of port prohibited. Special Rules 31. Moving of vessels without pilot or permission of harbour-master. 32. Provision of certain vessels with fire-extinguishing apparatus. CHAPTER V PORT-DUES, FEES AND OTHER CHARGES 33. Levy of port-dues. 34. Variation of port-dues by Government. 35. Fees for pilotage and certain other services. 36. Receipt, expenditure and account of port-charges. 37. Grouping of ports. 38. Receipts for port-charges. 39. Master to report arrival. IndiaCode 40. Conservator may in certain cases ascertain draught and charge expense to master. 41. Ascertainment of tonnage of vessel liable to port-dues. 42. Distraint and sale on refusal to pay port-charges. 43. No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are paid. 44. Port-charges payable in one port recoverable at any other port. 45. Penalty for evading payment of port-charges. 46. Port-due on vessels in ballast. 47. Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo. 48. Port-due not to be chargeable in certain cases. 49. Power to impose hospital port-dues. 50. Application and account of hospital port-dues. CHAPTER VI HOISTING SIGNALS 51. Master to hoist number of vessel. 52. Pilot to require master to hoist number. 53. Penalty on pilot disobeying provisions of this Chapter. CHAPTER VII PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO PENALTIES 54. Penalty for disobedience to rules and orders of the Government. 55. Offences how triable, and penalties how recovered. SECTIONS 56. Costs of conviction. 57. Ascertainment and recovery of expenses and damages payable under this Act. 58. Costs of distress. 59. Magistrate to determine the amount to be levied in case of dispute. 60. Jurisdiction over offences beyond local limits of jurisdiction. 61. Conviction to be quashed oil merits only. CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS 62. Hoisting unlawful colours in port. 63. Foreign deserters. 64. Application of sections 10 and 21. 65. Grant of sites for sailors' institutes. 66. Exercise of powers of conservator by his assistants. 67. Service of written notices of directions. 68. Publication of orders of Government. Tenido Code 68A. Authorities exercising jurisdiction in ports to co-operate in manoeuvres for defence of port. 68B. Duties of the said authorities in an emergency. 68C. Application of certain provisions of the Act to aircraft. 68D. Ma

Sections

Type to filter. 69 sections.

1. 1Title and extent
2. 2Savings
3. 3Definitions
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9Power to cut warps and ropes
10. 10Removal of obstructions within limits of port
11. 11Recovery of expenses of removal
12. 12Removal of lawful obstructions
13. 13Fouling of Government moorings
14. 14Raising or removal or wreck impeding navigation within limits of port
15. 15Power to board vessels and enter buildings
16. 16Power to require crews to prevent or extinguish fire
17. 17Appointment and powers of health-officer
18. 18Indemnity of Government against act or default of port-official or pilot
19. 19Injuring buoys, beacons and moorings
20. 20Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings
21. 21Improperly discharging ballast
22. 22Graving vessel within prohibited limits
23. 23Boiling pitch on board vessel within prohibited limits
24. 24Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light
25. 25Warping
26. 26Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset
27. 27Discharge of fire-arms in port
28. 28Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire
29. 29Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores
30. 30Removing stones or injuring shores of port prohibited
31. 31Moving of vessels without pilot or permission of harbour-master
32. 32Provision of certain vessels with fire extinguishing apparatus
33. 33Levy of port-dues
34. 35Fees for pilotage and certain other services
35. 36Receipt, expenditure and account of port-charges
36. 37Grouping of ports
37. 38Receipts for port-charges
38. 39Master to report arrival
39. 40
40. 41Ascertainment of tonnage of vessel liable to port-dues
41. 42Distraint and sale on refusal to pay port-charges
42. 43No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are paid
43. 44Port-charges payable in one port recoverable at any other port
44. 45Penalty for evading payment of port-charges
45. 46Port-due on vessels in Ballast
46. 47Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo
47. 48Port-due not to be chargeable in certain cases
48. 49Power to impose hospital port-dues
49. 50Application and account of hospital port-dues
50. 51Master to hoist number of vessel
51. 52Pilot to require master to hoist number
52. 53Penalty on pilot disobeying provisions of this Chapter
53. 54Penalty for disobedience to rules and orders of the Government
54. 55Offences how triable, and penalties how recovered
55. 56Costs of conviction
56. 57Ascertainment and recovery of expenses and damages payable under this Act
57. 58Cost of distress
58. 59Magistrate to determine the amount to be levied in case of dispute
59. 60Jurisdiction over offences beyond local limits of jurisdiction
60. 61Conviction to be quashed on merits only
61. 62Hoisting unlawful colours in port
62. 63Foreign deserters
63. 64Application of sections 10 and 21
64. 65Grant of sites for sailors' institutes
65. 66Exercise of powers of conservator by his assistants
66. 67Service of written notices of directions
67. 68Publication of orders of Government
68. 68BDuties of the said authorities in an emergency
69. 69