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

Section 43. Salvage payable for wreck, &c

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

CHAPTER IV. - Injuring buoys, &c. - Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings. - Improperly discharging ballast. Graving, kc., vessel within prohibited limits. Boili~lg pitch, &c., on board vessel within prohibited limits. - Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light. Warping. - Leaving out hawser, &c., after sun-set. Gwtpowder. iii Gzcnpowder. - SECTIONS. `28.` Place of deposit for gunpowder. `29.` Government to fix time and manner of landing and shipping powder, &c. `30.` Master to make declaration. 31. Officer to give receipt and to account for powder deposited. `32.` If by stress of weather powder is not landed, notice to be given. `53.` Time, &c., for vessels outward bound t o take in powder. `34.` Penalties for having prohibited powder on board. `35.` Guns not to be discharged in port. Exception. - Penalty. - EztinguisAment of Pires. 36. Penalty on Master omitting[t o ] take order to extinguish fire. - In$ammadle Oil. 37. Power[to ] make rules for prevention of fire from inhmmable oil. - Special Rules. `38.` Vessels `in` certain cases not to be moved without having a pilot, &c., or permission of Harbour-Master. `39.` Vessels above `ROO` tons to be provided with forcepump, &c. `40.` Unauthorized person not to search for lost stores. `41.` Removing stones, &c., or injuring shores of port prohibited. Pzcd lication of Orders. `42.` Publication of orders of Local Government. Penalty for disobedience to rules. CHAPTEB V. OF SALVAGE IN IN PORTS. 43. Salvage payable for wreck, &c. - Register to be kept. `44.` Property recovered may, in certain cases, be sold. Proceeds how applied. P CHAPTEK. VI. OF PORT-DUES AND AND CHARGES. 45. Levy of Port-dues.

Source: India Code