| 1 |
Short title, commencement and application. | Read |
| 2 |
Definitions. | Read |
| 3 |
Constitution of Board of Trustees. | Read |
| 4 |
First Board of Trustees. | Read |
| 5 |
Board to be body corporate. | Read |
| 6 |
Disqualification for office of Trustee. | Read |
| 7 |
Term of office of Trustees. | Read |
| 8 |
Vacation of office of Trustees. | Read |
| 9 |
Eligibility of Trustee for re-appointment or re-election. | Read |
| 10 |
Filling of vacancies in office of Trustees. | Read |
| 11 |
Saving provision for appointment of Trustee by Central Government after prescribed period. | Read |
| 12 |
Power of Central Government to extend time for election or appoint Trustees in default of election. | Read |
| 13 |
Term of office in case of certain Trustees. | Read |
| 14 |
Absence of Chairman and Deputy Chairman. | Read |
| 14A |
Acting Chairman or Deputy Chairman. | Read |
| 15 |
Conditions of service of Chairman and Deputy Chairman. | Read |
| 16 |
Meetings of Board. | Read |
| 17 |
Committees of Board. | Read |
| 18 |
Fees and allowances payable to Trustees. | Read |
| 19 |
Restriction of power of Trustees to vote in certain cases. | Read |
| 20 |
Defects in appointments or election not to invalidate acts, etc. | Read |
| 21 |
Delegation of powers. | Read |
| 22 |
Duties of Chairman and Deputy Chairman. | Read |
| 23 |
Schedule of Board’s staff. | Read |
| 24 |
Power to make appointments. | Read |
| 25 |
Power to grant leave, etc., to employees of Board. | Read |
| 26 |
Consulting Engineer to Board. | Read |
| 27 |
Power to create posts. | Read |
| 28 |
Power to make regulations. | Read |
| 29 |
Transfer of assets and liabilities of Central Government, etc., to Board. | Read |
| 30 |
Existing rates, etc., to continue until altered by Board. | Read |
| 31 |
Repayment of capital with interest. | Read |
| 32 |
Procedure when immovable property cannot be acquired by agreement. | Read |
| 33 |
Contracts by Board. | Read |
| 34 |
Mode of executing contracts on behalf of Board. | Read |
| 35 |
Power of Board to execute works and provide appliances. | Read |
| 35A |
Power with respect to landing places and bathing ghats. | Read |
| 36 |
Power of Board to undertake certain works. | Read |
| 37 |
Power of Board to order sea-going vessels to use docks, wharves, etc. | Read |
| 38 |
If accommodation sufficient, all sea-going vessels compelled to use docks, wharves, etc. | Read |
| 39 |
Power to order vessels not to come alongside of, or to be removed from, docks, wharves, etc. | Read |
| 40 |
Power of Central Government to exempt from obligation to use docks wharves, etc. | Read |
| 41 |
Board to declare when vessels other than sea-going vessels compelled to use docks, wharves etc. | Read |
| 42 |
Performance of services by Board or other person. | Read |
| 43 |
Responsibility of Board for loss, etc., of goods. | Read |
| 44 |
Accommodation to be provided for customs officers in wharves, etc., appointed under Customs Act. | Read |
| 45 |
Dues at customs wharves, etc. | Read |
| 46 |
Power to permit erection of private wharves, etc., within a port subject to conditions. | Read |
| 47 |
Compensation payable in certain cases where use of any private wharf, etc., rendered unlawful. | Read |
| 47A |
Constitution and incorporation of Tariff Authority for major ports. | Read |
| 47B |
Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairperson and other Members. | Read |
| 47C |
Disqualification for the office of Chairperson and Member. | Read |
| 47D |
Removal, etc., of Chairperson and Members. | Read |
| 47E |
Meetings. | Read |
| 47F |
Authentication of all orders and decisions of the Authority. | Read |
| 47G |
Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Authority. | Read |
| 47H |
Officers and employees of the Authority. | Read |
| 48 |
Scales of rates for services performed by Board or other person. | Read |
| 49 |
Scale of rates and statement of conditions for use of property belonging to Board. | Read |
| 49A |
Fees for pilotage and certain other services. | Read |
| 49B |
Fixation of port-dues. | Read |
| 50 |
Consolidated rates for combination of services. | Read |
| 50A |
Port-due on vessels in ballast. | Read |
| 50B |
Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo. | Read |
| 50C |
Publication of orders of Authority | Read |
| 51 |
Power to levy concessional rates in certain cases. | Read |
| 52 |
Omitted.. | Read |
| 53 |
Exemption from, and remission of, rates or charges. | Read |
| 54 |
Power of Central Government to require modification or cancellation of rates. | Read |
| 55 |
Refund of overcharges. | Read |
| 56 |
Notice of payment of charges short-levied or erroneously refunded | Read |
| 57 |
Board not to lease rates without sanction. | Read |
| 58 |
Time for payment of rates on goods. | Read |
| 59 |
Board’s lien for rates. | Read |
| 60 |
Ship-owner’s lien for freight and other charges. | Read |
| 61 |
Sale of goods after two months if rates or rent are not paid or lien for freight is not discharged | Read |
| 62 |
Disposal of goods not removed from premises of Board within time limit. | Read |
| 63 |
Application of sale proceeds. | Read |
| 64 |
Recovery of rates and charges by distraint of vessel. | Read |
| 65 |
Grant of port-clearance after payment of rates and realisation of damages, etc. | Read |
| 66 |
Power to raise loans. | Read |
| 67 |
Port Trust securities. | Read |
| 68 |
Right of survivors of joint or several payees of securities. | Read |
| 69 |
Power of one or two or more joint holders to grant receipts | Read |
| 70 |
Indorsements to be made on security itself. | Read |
| 71 |
Indorser of security not liable for amount thereof. | Read |
| 72 |
Impression of signature on securities. | Read |
| 73 |
Issue of duplicate securities. | Read |
| 74 |
Issue of converted, etc., securities. | Read |
| 74A |
Recognition as holder of Port Trust securities in certain cases. | Read |
| 74B |
Legal effect of recognition by the Board under section 74A. | Read |
| 75 |
Discharge in certain cases. | Read |
| 76 |
. Power of Board to make regulations. | Read |
| 77 |
Place and currency of loans raised by Board. | Read |
| 78 |
Security for loans taken out by Board. | Read |
| 79 |
Remedies of Government in respect of loans made to Boards. | Read |
| 80 |
Power of Board to repay loans before due date | Read |
| 81 |
Establishment of sinking fund. | Read |
| 82 |
Investment and application of sinking fund. | Read |
| 83 |
Examination of sinking fund. | Read |
| 84 |
Power of Board to raise loans on short-term bills. | Read |
| 85 |
Power of Board to take temporary loans or overdrafts. | Read |
| 86 |
Power of Board to borrow money from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or other foreign institutions. | Read |
| 87 |
General account of port | Read |
| 88 |
Application of moneys in general account. | Read |
| 89 |
Omitted.. | Read |
| 90 |
Establishment of reserve funds. | Read |
| 91 |
Power to reserve Port Trust securities for Board’s own investments | Read |
| 92 |
Prior sanction of Central Government to charge expenditure to capital. | Read |
| 93 |
Works requiring sanction of Board or Central Government. | Read |
| 94 |
Powers of Chairman as to execution of works | Read |
| 95 |
Power of Board to compound or compromise claims. | Read |
| 96 |
Writing off of losses. | Read |
| 97 |
Powers, etc., of Board as Conservator or Body appointed under section 36 of Indian Ports Act. | Read |
| 98 |
Budget estimates. | Read |
| 99 |
Preparation of supplemental estimate | Read |
| 100 |
Re-appropriation of amounts in estimate | Read |
| 101 |
Adherence to estimate except in emergency. | Read |
| 102 |
Accounts and audit. | Read |
| 103 |
Publication of audit report. | Read |
| 104 |
Board to remedy defects and irregularities pointed out in audit report. | Read |
| 105 |
Central Government to decide difference between Board and auditors. | Read |
| 106 |
Administration report. | Read |
| 107 |
Submission of statements of income and expenditure to Central Government. | Read |
| 108 |
Power of Central Government to order survey or examination of works of Board. | Read |
| 109 |
Power of Central Government to restore or complete works at the cost of Board. | Read |
| 110 |
Power of Central Government to supersede Board. | Read |
| 110A |
Power of Central Government to supersede the Authority. | Read |
| 111 |
Power of Central Government to issue directions to Board. | Read |
| 112 |
Every person employed by the authority of this Act to be a public servant | Read |
| 113 |
Penalty for contravention of sections 37, 38, 40 and 41. | Read |
| 114 |
Penalty for setting up wharves, quays, etc., without permission. | Read |
| 115 |
Penalty for evading rates, etc. | Read |
| 116 |
Recovery of value of damage to property of Board | Read |
| 117 |
Other offences. | Read |
| 117A |
Person interested in contracts, etc., with the Board to be deemed to have committed an offence under section 168 of Indian Penal Code. | Read |
| 118 |
Cognizance of offences. | Read |
| 119 |
Offences by companies. | Read |
| 120 |
. Limitation of proceedings in respect of things done under the Act. | Read |
| 121 |
Protection of acts done in good faith. | Read |
| 122 |
Power of Central Government to make rules. | Read |
| 123 |
General power of Board to make regulations. | Read |
| 123A |
Power of Authority to make regulations. | Read |
| 124 |
Provisions with respect to regulations | Read |
| 125 |
Power of Central Government to direct regulations to be made or to make regulations. | Read |
| 126 |
Power of Central Government to make first regulations. | Read |
| 127 |
Posting of certain regulations, etc | Read |
| 128 |
Saving of right of Central Government and municipalities to use wharves, etc., for collecting duties and of power of Customs Officers. | Read |
| 129 |
Application of certain provisions of the Act to aircraft. | Read |
| 130 |
Power to evict certain persons from the premises of Board. | Read |
| 131 |
Alternative remedy by suit | Read |
