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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 20

Willfully Loosening Vessel from Moorings

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Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 20 is part of Indian Ports Act, 1908 - Willfully Loosening Vessel from Moorings. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If any person willfully and without lawful excuse loosens or removes from her moorings any vessel within any such port without leave or authority from the owner or master of the vessel, he shall, for every such offence, be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months.

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What does Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 20 provide?

Section Section 20 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (Willfully Loosening Vessel from Moorings) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Ports Act, 1908. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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