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The Northern Indian Ferries Act, 1878

36 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1974), Ch. 22
  3. 3An explanation has been added to section 13 in the C.P. by the Northern India Ferries (C.P. Amendment) Act, 1937 (C.P. 23 of 1937)
  4. 4So much of section 15 is repealed as provides for the exemption from payment of tolls of any persons
  5. 5Claims for compensation
  6. 6Superintendence of public ferries
  7. 7Management may be vested in municipality
  8. 7AManagement may be vested in District Council or District or Local Board
  9. 9Recovery of arrears from lessee
  10. 10Power to cancel lease
  11. 11Surrender of lease
  12. 12Power to make rules
  13. 13Private ferry not to ply within two miles of public ferry without sanction
  14. 14Person using approaches, etc., liable to pay toll
  15. 15Tolls
  16. 16Table of tolls
  17. 17Tolls, rents, compensation and fines are to form part of revenues of State
  18. 18Compounding for tolls
  19. 19Power to make rules
  20. 20Tolls
  21. 21Penalty for breach of provisions as to table of tolls, list of tolls and returns of traffic
  22. 22Penalty for taking unauthorised toll, and for causing delay
  23. 23Penalty for breach of rules made under sections 12 and 19
  24. 24Concelment of lease on default or breach of rules
  25. 25Penalties on passengers offending
  26. 26Penalty for maintaining private ferry within prohibited limits
  27. 27Fines payable to lessee
  28. 28Penalty for rash navigation and stacking of timber
  29. 29Power to arrest without warrant
  30. 30Power to try summarily
  31. 31Magistrate may assess damage done by offender
  32. 32Power to take possession of boats, etc., on surrender or cancellation of lease
  33. 33Similar power in cases of emergency
  34. 34Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred
  35. 35Delegation of powers
  36. 36[ Repealed .]