Power to inspect local aids to navigation
Section 14 of the Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021 deals with power to inspect local aids to navigation. The Central Government may authorise any officer referred to in sub-section (1) of section 4 in writing, to enter upon at any time and inspect any local aid to navigation and make such inquiries in respect thereof or of the management thereof as such officer thinks fit. The Act came into force on 31 Mar 2022.
(1) The Central Government may authorise any officer referred to in sub-section (1) of section 4 in writing, to enter upon at any time and inspect any local aid to navigation and make such inquiries in respect thereof or of the management thereof as such officer thinks fit.
(2) Every person having the charge of, or concerned in the management of, any local aid to navigation shall furnish to the officer authorised under sub-section (1) to inspect such aid to navigation, all such information as the officer may require.
(3) Every local authority shall furnish to the Central Government all such returns and other information in respect of the aids to navigation under its supervision and management, or of any of them, as the Central Government may require.
Section 14, The Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021 (Act 20 of 2021).
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Questions about Section 14
What does Section 14 of the Marine Aids to Navigation Act deal with?
Section 14 of the Marine Aids to Navigation Act is headed "Power to inspect local aids to navigation". The Central Government may authorise any officer referred to in sub-section (1) of section 4 in writing, to enter upon at any time and inspect any local aid to navigation and make such inquiries in respect thereof or of the management thereof as such officer thinks fit.
How do I find court cases under Section 14 of the Marine Aids to Navigation Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Marine Aids to Navigation Act 14, section 14 Marine Aids to Navigation Act, section 14 of the Marine Aids to Navigation Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 14 of the Marine Aids to Navigation Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 4 (Appointment of Director General, Deputy Director Generals and Directors), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 14 of the Marine Aids to Navigation Act come into force?
Section 14 of the Marine Aids to Navigation Act, cited as Marine Aids to Navigation Act 14, came into force on 31 Mar 2022, having been enacted on 31 Jul 2020. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions479 words
- 15. Control of local aids to navigation by Central Government435 words
- 46. Power of Central Government to make rules368 words
- 52. Repeal and savings298 words
- 27. Assessment of marine aids to navigation dues and ascertainment of tonnage239 words
- 6. Central Advisory Committee203 words
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