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 128: Saving of right of Central Government and municipalities to use wharves, etc., for collecting duties and of power of Customs Officers.
    Nothing in this Act shall affect--
         (1) the right of the Central Government to collect customs duties or of any municipality to collect town duties at any dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty or pier in the possession of a Board, or
         (2) any power or authority vested in the customs authorities under any law for the time being in force.
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