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The Northern Indian Ferries Act

An Act to regulate Ferries in Northern India.
1878
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. I.--PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short titl
  3. 2
     [Repealed.]
  4. 3
     Interpretation-clause

  • II.--PUBLIC FERRIES

  • 4
     Power to declare establish define and discontinue public ferries
  • 5
     Claims for compensation
  • 6
     Superintendence of public ferries
  • 7
     Management may be vested in municipality
  • 7A
     Management may be vested in District Council or District or Local Board
  • 8
     Letting ferry tolls by auction
  • 9
     Recovery of arrears from lessee
  • 10
     Power to cancel lease
  • 11
     Surrender of lease
  • 12
     Power to make rules
  • 13
     Private ferry not to ply within two miles of public ferry without sanction
  • 14
     Person using approaches, etc., liable to pay toll
  • 15
     Tolls
  • 16
     Table of tolls
  • 17
     Tolls, rents, compensation and fines are to form part of revenues of State
  • 18
     Compounding for tolls

  • III.--PRIVATE FERRIES

  • 19
     Power to make rules
  • 20
     Tolls

  • IV.--PENALTIES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

  • 21
     Penalty for breach of provisions as to table of tolls, list of tolls and return of traffic
  • 22
     Penalty for taking unauthorised toll, and for causing delay
  • 23
     Penalty for breach of rules made under sections 12 and 19
  • 24
     Concealment of lease on default or breach of rules
  • 25
     Penalties on passengers offending
  • 26
     Penalty for maintaining private ferry within prohibited limits
  • 27
     Fines payable to lessee
  • 28
     Penalty for rash navigation and stacking of timber
  • 29
     Power to arrest without warrant
  • 30
     Power to try summarily
  • 31
     Magistrate may assess damage done by offender

  • V.--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 32
     Power to take possession of boats, etc., on surrender or cancellation of lease
  • 33
     Similar power in cases of emergency
  • 34
     Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred
  • 35
     Delegation of powers
  • 36
     [Repealed.]