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THE INDIAN PORTS ACT, 1908

67 sections · 3 chapters

Preamble
Section 1 Title and e xtent.
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 8 Extended to the port of MORMUGAO vide G.
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
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 34 Variation of port dues by Government.
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.
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