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Inland Vessels Act
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to Inland Vessels.
| Act Id | 191701 |
| Act Number | 01 |
| Enactment Date | 1917-02-07 |
| Act Year | 1917 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Shipping |
| Enforcement Date | 01-06-1917 |
- PRELIMINARY
- SURVEY OF INLAND MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VESSELS
- 3 Inland mechanically propelled vessel not to proceed on voyage or to be used for service without certificate of surve
- 4 Appointment of surveyors and places of survey
- 5 Powers of surveyors
- 6 Fees in respect of surveys
- 7 Declaration of surveyor
- 8 Sending of declaration by owner or master to State Government
- 9 Power for State Government to grant or authorise the grant of certificates of survey
- 9A Temporary permit
- 10 Certificate of survey to be affixed in conspicuous part of mechanically propelled vessel
- 10A Effect of certificates of survey
- 11 Term of certificates of survey
- 12 Renewal of certificates of survey
- 13 Power for State Government to suspend or cancel certificate of survey
- 14 Power for State Government to require delivery of expired or cancelled certificate
- 15 Report of suspension or cancellation of certain certificates
- 16 Power for State Government to direct survey by two surveyors
- 17 Power for State Government to order a second survey
- 18 Division of duties when two surveyors employed
- 19 Power for State Government to make rules as to surveys
- REGISTRATION OF INLAND MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VESSELS
- 19A Inland mechanically propelled vessels not to proceed on voyage or be used for service without certificate of registration
- 19B Place of registry and registering authorities
- 19C Book of registration
- 19D Application for registration
- 19E Places of registration
- 19F Grant of certificate of registration
- 19G [Omitted.]
- 19H Marking of inland mechanically propelled vessels
- 19I Prohibition against transfer of certificate of registration
- 19J Registration of alterations
- 19K Transfer of registry
- 19L Change of residence or place of business
- 19M Prohibition against transfer of ownership of registered vessel
- 19N Suspension of certificates of registration
- 19O Cancellation of registration
- 19P Appeals
- 19Q Reciprocity
- 19QA Mortgage of mechanically propelled vessel or share
- 19R Power to make rules
- 19S Certain certificates issued under Merchant Shipping Act to be valid under this Act
- MASTERS INCLUDING SERANGS AND ENGINEERS INCLUDING ENGINE-DRIVERS OF INLAND MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VESSELS
- 20 Appointment of examiners
- 21 Grant 'of masters', serangs', engineers' and engine-drivers' certificates of competency
- 22 Grant of masters', serangs', engineers' and engine-drivers' certificates of service
- 22A Licences
- 23 Certificates to be made in duplicate
- 24 Copy of certificate or licence to be granted in certain cases
- 25 Certificates to be held by master and engineer of vessel of one hundred or more horsepower
- 26 Certificates to be held by master and engineer of vessel of between forty and one hundred horsepower
- 27 Certificates to be held by master and engineer of vessel of less than forty horse-power
- 28 Power for State Government to require master or engineer to hold certificate granted under Act in addition to other .certificat
- 29 Power for State Government to make rules as to grant of certificates of competency
- 30 Power for State Government to make rules as to grant of certificates of service
- 30A Power for State Government to make rules as to grant of licences
- 31 Effect of certificates of competency or service and licences
- INVESTIGATIONS INTO CASUALTIES
- 32 Report of casualties to be made to nearest police-station
- 33 Power for State Government to appoint court of investigation
- 34 Power of Court of investigation to inquire into charges of incompetency or misconduct
- 35 Power for State Government to direct investigation otherwise than under section 33
- 36 Person charged to be heard
- 37 Assessors
- 38 Powers of Court as to evidence and regulation of proceedings
- 39 Power of Court to effect arrest of witnesses by entry and detention of vessels
- 40 Power of Court to commit for trial and to bind over witnesses
- 41 Depositions of absent witnesses
- 42 Report by Court to State Government
- 43 Court to exercise its powers independently of the assessors
- 44 Power for State Government to direct investigations into causes of explosions on mechanically propelled vessels
- REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS AND SIMILAR HAZARDS IN NAVIGATION
- SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES GRANTED UNDER THE ACT
- PROTECTION OF, AND CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS IN, INLAND MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VESSELS
- 49 Power for State Government to declare dangerous goods
- 50 Carriage of dangerous goods
- 51 Power of owner or master of mechanically propelled vessel to throw overbroad dangerous goods
- 52 Power for State Government to make rules for protection of inland mechanically propelled vessels from accidents
- 53 Power for State Government to make rules as to carriage of passengers in inland mechanically propelled vessels
- 54 Power for State Government to make rules for protection of passengers
- 54A Power of State Government to fix maximum and minimum rates for passenger fares and freight for goods
- 54B Power to make rules providing for the appointment of Advisory Committees
- INSURANCE OF MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VESSELS AGAINST THIRD PARTY RISKS
- CHAPTER VIAB
- PENALTIES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- 55 Penalty for making voyage without certificate of survey
- 56 Penalty for neglect to affix certificate or survey in inland mechanically propelled vessel
- 57 Penalty for neglect or refusal to deliver up or surrender certificates of survey or registration
- 58 Penalty for carrying excessive number of passengers on board
- 58A Penalty for carrying excessive quantity of cargo on board
- 59 Penalty for serving, or engaging a person to serve, as master or engineer without certificate
- 60 Penalty for master failing to give notice of wreck or casualty
- 61 Penalty for failing to deliver up suspended or cancelled certificate
- 62 Penalty for taking or delivering or tendering for carriage dangerous goods on board inland mechanically propelled vessel without notice
- 62A Punishment for offences relating to accident
- 62B Penalty for using uninsured mechanically propelled vessel
- 62C Penalty for neglect or refusal to give information as to insurance or to produce certificate of insurance
- 62D Punishment for offences relating to pollution
- 62E Offences by companies
- 63 Penalty for misconduct or neglect endangering inland mechanically propelled vessel or life or limb
- 63A Desertion and absence without leave
- 63B General offences against discipline
- 63C Entry of offence in official log book
- 63D General provision for punishment of offences not otherwise provided for
- 64 Levy of fine by distress of inland mechanically propelled vessel
- 65 Jurisdiction of Magistrates
- 66 Place of trial
- SUPPLEMENTAL
- 67 Power for State Government to make general rules
- 68 Power for State Government to modify application of Act to certain inland mechanically propelled vessels
- 69 Exemption to Government vessels from fees
- 70 Power for Central Government to define tidal water
- 71 Fees recoverable as fines
- 72 Certificated masters of inland mechanically propelled vessels to be deemed pilots under section 31 of Act 15 of 1908
- 72A Endorsement of certificates and licences granted in Bangladesh
- 73 [Omitted.]
- 74 Publication of rules
- 75 Repeal and saving
