Act 15 of 1908

The Indian Ports Act, 1908

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

  • Ministry of Shipping
  • Enacted 1908-12-18
  • 73 sections
SectionTitle
1 Title and extent.Read
2 Savings.Read
3 Definitions.Read
4 Power to extend or withdraw the Act or certain portions thereof.Read
5 Alteration of limits of ports.Read
6 Power to make port-rules.Read
7 Appointment of conservator.Read
8 Power of conservator to give and enforce directions for certain specified purposes.Read
9 Power to cut warps and ropes.Read
10 Removal of obstructions within limits of port.Read
11 Recovery of expenses of removal.Read
12 Removal of lawful obstructions.Read
13 Fouling of Government moorings.Read
14 Raising or removal of wreck impeding navigation within limits of port.Read
15 Power to board vessels and enter buildings.Read
16 Power to require crews to prevent or extinguish fire.Read
17 Appointment and powers of health-officer.Read
18 Indemnity of Government against act or default of port -official or pilot.Read
19 Injuring buoys, beacons and moorings.Read
20 Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings.Read
21 Improperly discharging ballast.Read
22 Graving vessel within prohibited limits.Read
23 Boiling pitch on board vessel within prohibited limits.Read
24 Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light.Read
25 Warping.Read
26 Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset.Read
27 Discharge of fire-arms in port.Read
28 Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire.Read
29 Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores.Read
30 Removing stones or injuring shores of port prohibited.Read
31 Moving of vessels without pilot or permission of harbour-master.Read
32 Provision of certain vessels with fire-extinguishing apparatus.Read
33 Levy of port-dues.Read
34 Variation of port-dues by Government.Read
35 Fees for pilotage and certain other services.Read
36 Receipt, expenditure and account of port-charges.Read
37 Grouping of ports.Read
38 Receipts for port-charges.Read
39 Master to report arrival.Read
40 Conservator may in certain cases ascertain draught and charge expense to master.Read
41 Ascertainment of tonnage of vessel liable to port -dues.Read
42 Distraint and sale on refusal to pay port-charges.Read
43 No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are paid.Read
44 Port-charges payable in one port recoverable at any other port.Read
45 Penalty for evading payment of port-charges.Read
46 Port-due on vessels in ballast.Read
47 Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo.Read
48 Port-due not to be chargeable in certain cases.Read
49 Power to impose hospital port-dues.Read
50 Application and account of hospital port-dues.Read
51 Master to hoist number of vessel.Read
52 Pilot to require master to hoist number.Read
53 Penalty on pilot disobeying provisions of this Chapter.Read
54 Penalty for disobedience to rules and orders of the Government.Read
55 Offences how triable, and penalties how recovered.Read
56 Costs of conviction.Read
57 Ascertainment and recovery of expenses and damages payable under this Act.Read
58 Costs of distress.Read
59 Magistrate to determine the amount to be levied in case of dispute.Read
60 Jurisdiction over offences beyond local limits of jurisdiction.Read
61 Conviction to be quashed oil merits only.Read
62 Hoisting unlawful colours in port.Read
63 Foreign deserters.Read
64 Application of sections 10 and 21.Read
65 Grant of sites for sailors‟ institutes.Read
66 Exercise of powers of conservator by his assistants.Read
67 Service of written notices of directions.Read
68 Publication of orders of Government.Read
68A Authorities exercising jurisdiction in ports to co-operate in manoeuvres for defence of port.Read
68B Duties of the said authorities in an emergency.Read
68C Application of certain provisions of the Act to aircraft.Read
68D Maritime seruity.Read
69 [Repealed.].Read
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