LawgistThe Indian Ports Act
19Injuring buoys, beacons and moorings
(1) No person shall, without lawful excuse, lift, injure, loosen or set adrift any buoy, beacon or mooring fixed or laid down by, or by the authority of, the 1[Government], in any port subject to this Act.
(2) If any person offends against the provisions of this section, he shall for every such offence be laible, in addition to the payment of the amount of damage done, to fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years.
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1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Local Government".
General Rules
- 19 Injuring buoys, beacons and moorings
- 20 Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings
- 21 Improperly discharging ballast
- 22 Graving vessel within prohibited limits
- 23 Boiling pitch on board vessel within prohibited limits
- 24 Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light
- 25 Warping
- 26 Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset
- 27 Discharge of fire-arms in port
- 28 Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire
- 29 Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores
- 30 Removing stones or injuring shores of port prohibited
