LawgistThe Light House Act
9Levy and collection of light-dues
For the purpose of providing or maintaining or of providing and maintaining lighthouses for the benefit of ships voyaging to or from 1[India] or between ports in 1[India], the Central Government shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, cause light-dues to be levied and collected in respect of every ship arriving at or departing from any port in 1[India].
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1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "the Provinces".
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
