LawgistThe Light House Act
18Exemption from payment of light-dues
The following ships shall be exempted from the payment of light-dues under this Act, namely:--
(a) any ship belonging to Government 1*** or to a foreign Prince or State and not carrying cargo or passenger for freight or fares ; and
(b) any ship of a tonnage of less than fifty tons ;
and the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt any other ships, or classes of ships or ships performing specified voyages from such payment either wholly or to such extent only as may be specified in the notification.
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1. The word "or the Government." left out by the A.O. 1937.
LIGHT-DUES
- 9 Levy and collection of light-dues
- 10 Rates of light-dues leviable
- 11 Receipts for light-dues
- 12 Ascertainment of tonnage
- 13 Recovery of light-dues, expenses and costs
- 14 Refusal of port-clearance
- 15 Determination of disputes as to liability for payment
- 16 Light-dues payable at one port recoverable at another
- 17 Penalty for evading payment of light -dues
- 18 Exemption from payment of light-dues
- 19 Refund of excess payments
- 19A Fees
