The Indian Ports Act, 1908

Sections

1. 0Section 0
2. VIII — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
3. 1Ins. by notification No. 1/605/78/IPD, dated 1-5-1978, Gazette of Goa, Daman Diu
4. 2Savings
5. III — PORT-OFFICIALS AND THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES
6. 3See now the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958)
7. II — POWERS OF THE[1] [GOVERNMENT]
8. 4Power to extend or withdraw the Act or certain portions thereof
9. 5Alteration of limits of ports
10. V — PORT-DUES, FEES AND OTHER CHARGES
11. 6Proviso omitted by the A.O. 1937
12. III — PORT-OFFICIALS AND THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES
13. 7Appointment of conservator
14. V — PORT-DUES, FEES AND OTHER CHARGES
15. 8Certain words omitted by Act 6 of 1916, s. 6
16. III — PORT-OFFICIALS AND THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES
17. 9Power to cut warps and ropes
18. 10Removal of obstructions within limits of port
19. 11Recovery of expenses of removal
20. 12Removal of lawful obstructions
21. 13Fouling of Government moorings
22. 15Power to board vessels and enter buildings
23. 16Power to require crews to prevent or extinguish fire
24. 17Appointment and powers of health-officer
25. 18Indemnity of Government against act or default of port-official or pilot
26. IV — RULES FOR THE SAFETY OF SHIPPING AND THE CONSERVATION OF PORTS
27. 19Injuring buoys, beacons and moorings
28. 20Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings
29. 21Improperly discharging ballast
30. 22Graving vessel within prohibited limits
31. 23Boiling pitch on board vessel within prohibited limits
32. 24Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light
33. 25Warping
34. 26Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset
35. 27Discharge of fire-arms in port
36. 28Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire
37. 29Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores
38. 30Removing stones or injuring shores of port prohibited
39. 31Moving of vessels without pilot or permission of harbour-master
40. 32Provision of certain vessels with fire extinguishing apparatus
41. V — PORT-DUES, FEES AND OTHER CHARGES
42. 33Levy of port-dues
43. 34Variation of port dues by Government
44. 35Fees for pilotage and certain other services
45. 36Receipt, expenditure and account of port-charges
46. 37Grouping of ports
47. 38Receipts for port-charges
48. 39Master to report arrival
49. 40Conservator may in certain cases ascertain draught and charge expense to master
50. 41Ascertainment of tonnage of vessel liable to port-dues
51. 42Distraint and sale on refusal to pay port-charges
52. 43No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are paid
53. 44Port-charges payable in one port recoverable at any other port
54. 45Penalty for evading payment of port-charges
55. 46Port-due on vessels in Ballast
56. 47Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo
57. 48Port-due not to be chargeable in certain cases
58. 49Power to impose hospital port-dues
59. 50Application and account of hospital port-dues
60. VI — HOISTING SIGNALS
61. 51Master to hoist number of vessel
62. 52Pilot to require master to hoist number
63. 53Penalty on pilot disobeying provisions of this Chapter
64. VII — PROVISION WITH RESPECT TO PENALTIES
65. 54Penalty for disobedience to rules and orders of the Government
66. 55Offences how triable, and penalties how recovered
67. 56Costs of conviction
68. 57Ascertainment and recovery of expenses and damages payable under this Act
69. 58Cost of distress
70. 59Magistrate to determine the amount to be levied in case of dispute
71. 60Jurisdiction over offences beyond local limits of jurisdiction
72. 61Conviction to be quashed on merits only
73. VIII — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
74. 62Hoisting unlawful colours in port
75. 63Foreign deserters
76. 64Application of sections 10 and 21
77. 65Grant of sites for sailors' institutes
78. 66Exercise of powers of conservator by his assistants
79. 67Service of written notices of directions
80. 68Publication of orders of Government
81. 68BDuties of the said authorities in an emergency
82. 68CApplication of certain provisions of the Act to aircraft
83. 68DMaritime security