Act Number: 16

Act Name: The Obstructions in Fairways Act, 1881

Year: 1881

Enactment Date: 1881-03-15

Long Title: An Act to empower the Government to remove or destroy obstructions in fairways, and to prevent the creation of such obstructions.

Ministry: Ministry of Shipping

Department:

Section 11: Certain action of the Government previous to passing of this Act to be deemed to have been taken hereunder.
    Whenever any obstruction in a fairway leading to a port in 1[the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part A States and Part C States] has been removed or destroyed, or whenever the creation of any such obstruction has been regulated or prohibited, by an order of the Central Government or a State Government, previous to the passing of this Act, such removal, destruction, regulation or prohibition shall be deemed to have been effected under this Act.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for "a Part A State or a Part C State".
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