The Indian Ports Act 1875, 12 of 1875, (Rep., Act 10 of 1889) · IV — .

Section 20. No person shall, vithout lawful excuse, lift, injure, loosen, or set adrift any buoy, beacon, or moo

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

CHAPTER IV. 20. No person shall, vithout lawful excuse, lift, injure, loosen, or set adrift any buoy, beacon, or mooring, fixed or laid down by, or by the authority of, the Local Government in any port subject to this Act. Whoever offends against the provisions of- this section shall, for cvery such offence, be liable, in addition to the payment of the amount of damage done, to fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years.

Source: India Code