Section 5
Management of general lighthouses by the Central Government and delegation of management.
About this Act
An Act to Consolidate and amend the law relating to the provision, maintenance and control of lighthouses by the Government.
(1) The superintendence and management of all general lighthouses are vested
in the Central Government.
(2) The Central Government may require any local lighthouse authority to undertake the superintendence and management of any general lighthouse situated in or adjacent to the local limits within which the authority exercises its powers, and shall pay to the authority such sums to defray the cost of superintendence and management as the Central Government may determine.
(2) The Central Government may require any local lighthouse authority to undertake the superintendence and management of any general lighthouse situated in or adjacent to the local limits within which the authority exercises its powers, and shall pay to the authority such sums to defray the cost of superintendence and management as the Central Government may determine.