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17/1878 - The Northern Indian Ferries Act, 1878 ▶

Act Number: 17

Act Name: The Northern Indian Ferries Act, 1878

Year: 1878

Enactment Date: 1878-11-09

Long Title: An Act to regulate Ferries in Northern India.

Ministry: Ministry of Shipping

Department:

Section Number	Title	Actions
2	[Repealed.].
3	Interpretation-clause.
5	Claims for compensation.
6	Superintendence of public ferries.
7	Management may be vested in municipality.
7A	Management may be vested in District Council or District or Local Board.
8	Letting ferry tolls by auction.
9	Recovery of arrears from lessee.
10	Power to cancel lease.
11	Surrender of lease.
12	Power to make rules.
13	Private ferry not to ply within two miles of public ferry without sanction.
14	Person using approaches, etc., liable to pay toll.
15	Tolls.
16	Table of tolls.
17	Tolls, rents, compensation and fines are to form part of revenues of State.
18	Compounding for tolls.
20	Tolls.
23	Penalty for breach of rules made under sections 12 and 19.
24	. Cancelment of lease on default or breach of rules.
25	Penalties on passengers offending.
26	Penalty for maintaining private ferry within prohibited limits.
27	Fines payable to lessee.
28	Penalty for rash navigation and stacking of timber.
29	Power to arrest without warrant.
30	Power to try summarily.
31	Magistrate may assess damage done by offender.
33	Similar power in cases of emergency.
34	Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred.
35	Delegation of powers.
36	[Repealed.].
1	Short title
4	Power to declare establish, define and discontinue public ferries.
21	Penalty for breach of provisions as to table of tolls, list of tolls and return of traffic.
22	Penalty for taking unauthorised toll, and for causing delay.
32	Power to take possession of boats, etc., on surrender or cancellation of lease.
19	Power to make rules.