The Indian Ports Act, 1908
Indian Ports Actcentral
An Act To Consolidate The Enactments Relating To Ports And Port-charges.
Act Number
15
Enactment
1908-12-18
Ministry
Ministry Of Shipping
PRELIMINARY
POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
PORT-OFFICIALS AND THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES
Section 7Appointment of conservator.Section 8Power of conservator to give and enforce directions for certain specified purposes.Section 9Power to cut warps and ropes.Section 10Removal of obstructions within limits of port.Section 11Recovery of expenses of removal.Section 12Removal of lawful obstructions.Section 13Fouling of Government moorings.Section 14Raising or removal of wreck impeding navigation within limits of port.Section 15Power to board vessels and enter buildings.Section 16Power to require crews to prevent or extinguish fire.Section 17Appointment and powers of health-officer.Section 18Indemnity of Government against act or default of port -official or pilot.
General Rules
Section 19Injuring buoys, beacons and moorings.Section 20Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings.Section 21Improperly discharging ballast.Section 22Graving vessel within prohibited limits.Section 23Boiling pitch on board vessel within prohibited limits.Section 24Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light.Section 25Warping.Section 26Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset.Section 27Discharge of fire-arms in port.Section 28Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire.Section 29Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores.Section 30Removing stones or injuring shores of port prohibited.
Special Rules
PORT-DUES, FEESANDOTHERCHARGES
Section 33Levy of port-dues.Section 34Variation of port-dues by Government.Section 35Fees for pilotage and certain other services.Section 36Receipt, expenditure and account of port-charges.Section 37Grouping of ports.Section 38Receipts for port-charges.Section 39Master to report arrival.Section 40Conservator may in certain cases ascertain draught and charge expense to master.Section 41Ascertainment of tonnage of vessel liable to port -dues.Section 42Distraint and sale on refusal to pay port-charges.Section 43No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are paid.Section 44Port-charges payable in one port recoverable at any other port.Section 45Penalty for evading payment of port-charges.Section 46Port-due on vessels in ballast.Section 47Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo.Section 48Port-due not to be chargeable in certain cases.Section 49Power to impose hospital port-dues.Section 50Application and account of hospital port-dues.
HOISTING SIGNALS
PROVISIONSWITHRESPECTTO PENALTIES
Section 54Penalty for disobedience to rules and orders of the Government.Section 55Offences how triable, and penalties how recovered.Section 56Costs of conviction.Section 57Ascertainment and recovery of expenses and damages payable under this Act.Section 58Costs of distress.Section 59Magistrate to determine the amount to be levied in case of dispute.Section 60Jurisdiction over offences beyond local limits of jurisdiction.Section 61Conviction to be quashed oil merits only.
SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
Section 62Hoisting unlawful colours in port.Section 63Foreign deserters.Section 64Application of sections 10 and 21.Section 65Grant of sites for sailors? institutes.Section 66Exercise of powers of conservator by his assistants.Section 67Service of written notices of directions.Section 68Publication of orders of Government.Section 68AAuthorities exercising jurisdiction in ports to co-operate in manoeuvres for defence of port.Section 68BDuties of the said authorities in an emergency.Section 68CApplication of certain provisions of the Act to aircraft.Section 68DMaritime seruity.Section 69[Repealed.].