Act 17 of 1878

The Northern Indian Ferries Act, 1878

An Act to regulate Ferries in Northern India.

  • Ministry of Shipping
  • Enacted 1878-11-09
  • 37 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short titleRead
2 [Repealed.].Read
3 Interpretation-clause.Read
4 Power to declare establish, define and discontinue public ferries.Read
5 Claims for compensation.Read
6 Superintendence of public ferries.Read
7 Management may be vested in municipality.Read
7A Management may be vested in District Council or District or Local Board.Read
8 Letting ferry tolls by auction.Read
9 Recovery of arrears from lessee.Read
10 Power to cancel lease.Read
11 Surrender of lease.Read
12 Power to make rules.Read
13 Private ferry not to ply within two miles of public ferry without sanction.Read
14 Person using approaches, etc., liable to pay toll.Read
15 Tolls.Read
16 Table of tolls.Read
17 Tolls, rents, compensation and fines are to form part of revenues of State.Read
18 Compounding for tolls.Read
19 Power to make rules.Read
20 Tolls.Read
21 Penalty for breach of provisions as to table of tolls, list of tolls and return of traffic.Read
22 Penalty for taking unauthorised toll, and for causing delay.Read
23 Penalty for breach of rules made under sections 12 and 19.Read
24 . Cancelment of lease on default or breach of rules.Read
25 Penalties on passengers offending.Read
26 Penalty for maintaining private ferry within prohibited limits.Read
27 Fines payable to lessee.Read
28 Penalty for rash navigation and stacking of timber.Read
29 Power to arrest without warrant.Read
30 Power to try summarily.Read
31 Magistrate may assess damage done by offender.Read
32 Power to take possession of boats, etc., on surrender or cancellation of lease.Read
33 Similar power in cases of emergency.Read
34 Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred.Read
35 Delegation of powers.Read
36 [Repealed.].Read
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