LawgistThe Indian Ports Act
43No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are paid
The officer of Government whose duty it is to grant a port-clearance for any vessel shall not grant such clearance--
(a) until her owner or master, or some other person, has paid or secured to the satisfaction of such officer the amount of all port-dues, fees and other charges, and of all fines, penalties and expenses to which the vessel or her owner or master is liable under this Act,
(b) until all expenses, which by the Merchant Shiping Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict., c. 60.), section 207, are to be borne by her owner incurred since her arrival in the port from which he seeks clearance, have been paid.
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PORT-DUES, FEESANDOTHERCHARGES
- 33 Levy of port-dues
- 34 Variation of port-dues by Government
- 35 Fees for pilotage and certain other services
- 36 Receipt, expenditure and account of port-charges
- 37 Grouping of ports
- 38 Receipts for port-charges
- 39 Master to report arrival
- 40 Conservator may in certain cases ascertain draught and charge expense to master
- 41 Ascertainment of tonnage of vessel liable to port -dues
- 42 Distraint and sale on refusal to pay port-charges
- 43 No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are paid
- 44 Port-charges payable in one port recoverable at any other port
- 45 Penalty for evading payment of port-charges
- 46 Port-due on vessels in ballast
- 47 Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo
- 48 Port-due not to be chargeable in certain cases
- 49 Power to impose hospital port-dues
- 50 Application and account of hospital port-dues
