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The Northern Indian Ferries Act
`1878
An Act to regulate Ferries in Northern India.
List of Chapters & Sections
I.--PRELIMINARY
II.--PUBLIC FERRIES
III.--PRIVATE FERRIES
IV.--PENALTIES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
V.--MISCELLANEOUS
I.--PRELIMINARY
1
Short titl
2
[Repealed.]
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[Repealed.]