LawgistThe Indian Ports Act
26Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset
(1) A master of a vessel shall not cause or suffer any warp or hawser attached to his vessel to be left out in any port subject to this Act after sunset in such a manner as to endanger the safety of any other vessel navigating in the port.
(2) A master offending against sub-section (1) shall be punishable for every such offence with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.
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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
