Act Number: 38

Act Name: The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963

Year: 1963

Enactment Date: 1963-10-16

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Shipping

Department:

Section 39: Power to order vessels not to come alongside of, or to be removed from, docks, wharves, etc.
    Any officer appointed by the Board in this behalf may, in cases of emergency or for any reason which appears to him sufficient, by notice in writing, order the master or owner or agent of any sea-going vessel not to bring such vessel alongside of, or to remove such vessel from, any dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty or pier belonging to or under the control of the Board, and, if such notice is not complied with 1[the Board may charge, by way of penalty, in respect of such vessel such sum as it thinks fit, not exceeding ten thousand rupees] for each day of twenty-four hours, or portion of such day, during which such vessel remains at such dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty or pier:
     Provided that in the case of a vessel ordered to be removed, such charge shall not commence to be made till after the expiry of twelve hours from the service of such notice as aforesaid on the master or owner or agent of the vessel.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 17 of 1982, s. 12, for "the Board may charge in respect of such vessel such sum as it thinks fit, not exceeding one thousand rupees" (w.e.f 31-5-1982).
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