Section 46
Power to permit erection of private wharves, etc., within a port subject to conditions.
The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963
About this Act
An Act to make provision for the constitution of port authorities for certain major ports in India and to vest the administration, control and management of such ports in such authorities and for matters connected therewith.
(1) No person shall make, erect or fix within the limits of a port or port approaches any
wharf, dock, quay, stage, jetty, pier, erction or mooring 1[or undertake any reclamation of foreshore
within the said limits] except with the previous permission in writing of the Board and subject to such
conditions, if any, as the Board may specify.
(2) If any person makes, erects or fixes any wharf, dock, quay, stage, jetty, pier, erection or mooring 1[or undertakes any reclamation of foreshore] in contravention of sub-section (1), the Board may, by notice, require such person to remove it within such time as may be specified in the notice and if the person fails so to remove it, the Board may cause it to be removed at the expense of that person.
(2) If any person makes, erects or fixes any wharf, dock, quay, stage, jetty, pier, erection or mooring 1[or undertakes any reclamation of foreshore] in contravention of sub-section (1), the Board may, by notice, require such person to remove it within such time as may be specified in the notice and if the person fails so to remove it, the Board may cause it to be removed at the expense of that person.
Notes
1. Ins. by s. 20, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-1975).