LawgistThe Indian Ports Act
46Port-due on vessels in ballast
A vessel entering any port 1[not being a major port] subject to this Act 2*** in ballast and not carrying passengers shall be charged with a port-due at a rate to be determined by the 3[Government] and not exceeding three-fourths of the rate with which she would otherwise be chargeable.
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1. Ins. by Act 15 of 1997, s. 7 (w.e.f. 9-1-1997).
2. Certain words omitted by the A.O. 1937.
3. Subs., ibid., for "Local Government".
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
