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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Lighthouse Act, 1927

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/133850

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Lighthouse Act, 1927 is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - Lighthouse Act, 1927
Section1 - SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT
Section2 - DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, -8[
Section3 - APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS The 17[Central Government] may, by notification in the 17[Official Gazette],
Section4 - ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Section5 - MANAGEMENT OF GENERAL LIGHTHOUSES BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND DELEGATION OF MANAGEMENT
Section6 - POWER TO INSPECT LOCAL LIGHTHOUSES
Section7 - CONTROL OF LOCAL LIGHTHOUSES BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Section8 - MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL LIGHTHOUSES BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT The 29[Central Government] may, at the request of a local
Section08A - POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO PROHIBIT LIGHTS AND REGULATE HEIGHTS OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND TREES
Section9 - LEVY AND COLLECTION OF LIGHT-DUTY for the purpose of providing or maintaining or of providing and maintaining
Section10 - RATES OF LIGHT DUES LEVIABLE 33[
Section11 - RECEIPTS FOR LIGHT-DUES Light-dues shall be paid to the 36[proper officer] who shall grant to the person paying the
Section12 - ASCERTAINMENT OF TONNAGE 37[
Section13 - RECOVERY OF LIGHT DUES, EXPENSES AND COSTS
Section14 - REFUSAL OF PORT-CLEARANCE The officer whose duty it is to grant a port-clearance for any ship shall not grant the
Section15 - DETERMINATION OF DISPUTES AS TO LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT If any dispute arises as to whether light -dues, expenses or
Section16 - LIGHT-DUES PAYABLE AT ONE PORT RECOVERABLE AT ANOTHER
Section17 - PENALTY FOR EVADING PAYMENT OF LIGHT-DUES
Section18 - EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF LIGHT-DUES The following ships shall be exempted from the payment of light-dues under this
Section19 - REFUND OF EXCESS PAYMENTS Where light -dues have been paid in respect of any ship in excess of the amount payable under
Section19A - FEES Fees may be charged for providing assistance to ships for calibrating their Wireless Direction Finders and for
Section20 - ACCOUNTS, ETC
Section21 - POWER TO MAKE RULES
Section22 - OMITTED [Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1938

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