The Ports Act, 1908

1. PreamblePreamble

Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. Section 1Title and extent
2. Section 2Savings
3. Section 3Definitions

Chapter II POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT

1. Section 4Power to extend or withdraw the Act or certain portions thereof
2. Section 5Alteration of limits of port
3. Section 5APower to determine rates of wages and remuneration and to create welfare funds
4. Section 6Power to make port-rules

Chapter III PORT-OFFICIALS AND THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES

1. Section 7Appointment of Conservator
2. Section 8Power of conservator to give and enforce directions for certain specified purposes
3. Section 9Power to cut warps and ropes
4. Section 10Removal of obstructions within limits of port
5. Section 11Recovery of expenses of removal
6. Section 12Removal of lawful obstructions
7. Section 13Fouling of Government moorings
8. Section 14Raising or removal of wreck impeding navigation within limits of port
9. Section 15Power to board vessels and enter buildings
10. Section 16Power to require crews to prevent or extinguish fire
11. Section 17Appointment and powers of health-officer
12. Section 18Indemnity of Government against act or default of port-official or pilot

Chapter IV RULES FOR THE SAFETY OF SHIPPING AND THE CONSERVATION OF PORTS

1. Section 19Injuring, buoys, beacons and moorings
2. Section 20Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings
3. Section 21Improperly discharging ballast
4. Section 22Graving vessel within prohibited limits
5. Section 23Boiling pitch on board vessel within prohibited limits
6. Section 24Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light
7. Section 25Warping
8. Section 26Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset
9. Section 27Discharge of fire-arms in port
10. Section 28Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire
11. Section 29Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores
12. Section 30Removing stones or injuring shores of port prohibited
13. Section 31Moving of vessels without pilot or permission of harbour-master
14. Section 32Provision of certain vessels with fire-extinguishing apparatus

Chapter V PORT-DUES, FEES AND OTHER CHARGES

1. Section 33Levy of port-dues
2. Section 34Variation of port-dues by Government
3. Section 35Fees for pilotage and certain other services
4. Section 36Receipt, expenditure, and account of port-charges
5. Section 37Grouping of ports
6. Section 38Receipts for port-charges
7. Section 39Master to report arrival
8. Section 40Conservator may in certain cases ascertain draught and charge expense to master
9. Section 41Ascertainment of tonnage of vessel liable to port-dues
10. Section 42Distraint and sale on refusal to pay port-charges
11. Section 43No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are paid
12. Section 44Port-charges payable in one port recoverable at any other port
13. Section 45Penalty for evading payment of port-charges
14. Section 46Port-due on vessels in ballast
15. Section 47Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo
16. Section 48Port-due not to be chargeable in certain cases
17. Section 49Power to impose hospital port-dues
18. Section 50Application and account of hospital port-dues

Chapter VI HOISTING SIGNALS

1. Section 51Master to hoist number of vessel
2. Section 52Pilot to require master to hoist number
3. Section 53Penalty on pilot disobeying provisions of this Chapter

Chapter VII PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO PENALTIES

1. Section 54Penalty for disobedience to rules and orders of the Government
2. Section 55Offences how triable, and penalties how recovered
3. Section 56Costs of conviction
4. Section 57Ascertainment and recovery of expenses and damages payable under this Act
5. Section 58Cost of distress
6. Section 59Magistrate to determine the amount to be levied in case of dispute
7. Section 60Jurisdiction over offences beyond local limits of jurisdiction
8. Section 61Conviction to be quashed on merits only

Chapter VIII SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

1. Section 62Hoisting unlawful colours in port
2. Section 63Foreign deserters
3. Section 64Application of sections 10 and 21
4. Section 65Grant of sites for sailors’ institutes
5. Section 66Exercise of powers of conservator by his assistants
6. Section 67Service of written notices of directions
7. Section 68Publication of orders of Government
8. Section 68AAuthorities exercising jurisdiction in ports to co-operate in manoeuvres for defence of port
9. Section 68BDuties of the said authorities in an emergency
10. Section 69[Repealed]Repealed

Schedules

1. First Scheduleaccordingly, and the provisions of the said section shall apply
2. First SchedulePORTS , VESSELS CHARGEABLE , RATE OF PORT - DUES AND2 entries