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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 23

Boiling Pitch on Board Vessel Within Prohibited Limits

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Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 23 is part of Indian Ports Act, 1908 - Boiling Pitch on Board Vessel Within Prohibited Limits. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If any person boils or heats any pitch, tar, resin, dammer, turpentine, oil or other such combustible matter on board any vessel within such port, or at any place within its limits where such act is prohibited by the1[Government], or contrary to the directions of the Conservator, he and the master of the vessel shall for every such offence be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees each.

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1. Substituted for the words 'Local Government' by A.O., 1937 (1-4-1937).

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What does Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 23 provide?

Section Section 23 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (Boiling Pitch on Board Vessel Within Prohibited Limits) 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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