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The Light House Act `1927

An Act to Consolidate and amend the law relating to the provision, maintenance and control of lighthouses by the Government.

List of Chapters & Sections

PRELIMINARY GENERAL LIGHTHOUSES LOCALLIGHTHOUSES LIGHT-DUES ACCOUNTS DELEGATION OF POWERS OMITTED. RULES REPEALS
  1. PRELIMINARY

    • 1Short title, extent and commencement
    • 2Definitions
    • 3Appointment of officers
    • 4Advisory Committees
  2. GENERAL LIGHTHOUSES

    • 5Management of general lighthouses by the Central Government and delegation of management
  3. LOCALLIGHTHOUSES

    • 6Power to inspect local lighthouses
    • 7Control of local lighthouses by the Central Government
    • 8Management of local lighthouses by the Central Government
    • 8APower of Central Government to prohibit lights and regulate heights of buildings, structures and trees
  4. LIGHT-DUES

    • 9Levy and collection of light-dues
    • 10Rates of light-dues leviable
    • 11Receipts for light-dues
    • 12Ascertainment of tonnage
    • 13Recovery of light-dues, expenses and costs
    • 14Refusal of port-clearance
    • 15Determination of disputes as to liability for payment
    • 16Light-dues payable at one port recoverable at another
    • 17Penalty for evading payment of light -dues
    • 18Exemption from payment of light-dues
    • 19Refund of excess payments
    • 19AFees
  5. ACCOUNTS

    • 20Accounts, etc
  6. DELEGATION OF POWERS OMITTED.

    • 20A[Omitted.]
  7. RULES

    • 21Power to make rules
  8. REPEALS

    • 22[Repealed.]