Andaman Islands Act 1861, 27 of 1861, (Rep., Reg 4 Act of 1874)

Section VI. It sliall not be lawful for tho Master or Commander 'if a.uy .$cs&l .to land or -to auchor such vcss

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

VI. It sliall not be lawful for tho Master or Commander 'if a.uy .$cs&l .to land or -to auchor such vcsscl for' the purpose of linci- JJenalty for hlnster anehorir~g his verse1 for the illg any pei'son Or any .goods Or . thil~gs at any place .'oil pnrpose of lancliogc o f I,m"jengeis or ~t the Coast'of the Settlement of Port Blair or any"'other ~ionc!!:o~iz,~d Port. Xett~en~er!!. RS aforesaid, except a t such place as rnay-be tlcc]7..~ : ; `<L,` vc? declared a Port under the pravisions of Act XXII of 1855 ( j o y the ~ e g u b - tiosa of Ports and Port-dues) ; and any Master or Commander so offending shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding one thousand Rupees. VI I. Any person who sllall land from any vessel or boat at any place Penalty for lnnding at on the Coast of the Settlement of Port Blair or of any onttuthorired Port. other Settlement as aforesaid, except at such place as shall be within the limits of any Port declared under the provisions of the said Act XXII of 1855, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five hundred Rupees, and any goods or thing landed from sny vessel or boat, except within such limits, shall be liable to be seized by any person in the employment of Government within the Settlement, and may be confiscatecl if the Superintendent or other Officer aforesaid shall so direct. `I 1` The provisions of tho !zst twc! preceding Sectiorrs shall not. siona Exception from provi- of last two SIX- apply to any vessel or boat the property of Her Majesty t.ions. or used for any public purpose, or to any person, goods, `or` thing landed from such vessel or boat, nor in any other case when the Sections aforesaid shall have been infringed from stress of weather or other unavoidable circumstances. IX. The Master or Commander of any vessel which shall enter any hver Master `to` Conaerveror of vessel to+: list Port of the Settlement of Port Blair or of any other of crew, &c. Settlement as aforesaid, shall be bound to deliver to the Conservator of the Port, within twenty-four hours from the time of entering, a list of the crew and passengers on board of such vessel as well as a hlanifest of the Cargo carried by such vessel ; and any Penalty. aster or Commander failing to deliver such list and Ma.nifest within , such , period, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five Iiundsed kupees. X. No person shall land within the limits of any Port of the Settle- Penalty for any peraon ment of Port Blair or of any other Settlement as afore- landing without license. said, except under a license granted as hereinafter provided or under the written permission of the Conservator of the Port or of the Superintendent of the Settlement or other authority appointed as provided in Section I of this Act, and any person so landing without such license or pernlission shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five hundrecl Rupees. Xi. K O ACT No. XXVPI OF 1861.

Source: India Code