Act Number: 15

Act Name: The Indian Ports Act, 1908

Year: 1908

Enactment Date: 1908-12-18

Long Title: An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to Ports and Port-charges.

Ministry: Ministry of Shipping

Department:

Section 35: Fees for pilotage and certain other services.
    (1) Within any port subject to this Act 1[not being a major port], fees may be charged for pilotage, hauling' mooring, re-mooring, hooking, measuring and other services rendered to vessels, at such rates as the 2[Government], may direct:
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     (2) The fees now chargeable for such services shall continue to be chargeable unless and until they are altered in exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (1).
     4[(3) The Government may, in special cases, remit the whole or any portion of the fees chargeable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2).
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 15 of 1997, s. 6 (w.e.f. 9-1-1997).
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Local Government".
3. The original proviso was omitted by Act 6 of 1916, s. 8, and the proviso ins. by Act 11 of 1929, s. 3, omitted by the A.O. 1937.
4. Ins. by Act 35 of 1951, s. 190.
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