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The Indian Ports Act

7Appointment of conservator

(1) The 1[Government] shall appoint some officer or body of persons to be conservator of every port subject to this Act.

(2) Subject to any direction by the 1[Government] to the contrary,--

(a) in ports where there is a port-officer, the port-officer shall be the conservator;

(b) in ports where there is no port-officer, but where there is a harbour-master, the harbour-master shall be the conservator.

(3) Where the harbour-master is not conservator, the harbour-master and his assistants shall be subordinate to, and subject to the control of, the conservator.

(4) The conservator shall be subject to the control of the 1[Government], or of any intermediate authority which 2[the Government] may appoint.

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1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Local Government".

2. Subs., ibid., for "that Government".

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