Act Info:
Preamble1 - NORTHERN INDIA FERRIES ACT, 1878
Part I Section1 - Short title
Section2 - Repeal
Section3 - Interpretation-clause
Part II Section4 - Power to declare establish define and discontinue public ferries
Section5 - Claims for compensation
Section6 - Superintendence of public ferries
Section7 - Management may be vested in municipality
Section7A - Management may be vested in District Council or District or Local Board
Section8 - Letting ferry tolls by auction
Section9 - Recovery of arrears from lessee
Section10 - Power to cancel lease
Section11 - Surrender of lease
Section12 - Power to make rules
Section13 - Private ferry not to ply within two miles of public ferry without sanction
Section14 - Person using approaches, etc., liable to pay toll
Section15 - Tolls
Section16 - Table of tolls
Section17 - Tolls, rents, compensation and fines are to form part of revenues of State
Section18 - Compounding for tolls
Part III Section19 - Power to make rules
Section20 - Tolls
Part IV Section21 - Penalty for breach of provisions as to table of tolls, list of tolls and return of traffic
Section22 - Penalty for taking unauthorised toll, and for causing delay
Section23 - Penalty for breach of rules made under Section 12 and 19
Section24 - Concealment of lease on default or breach of rules
Section25 - Penalties on passengers offending
Section26 - Penalty for maintaining private ferry within prohibited limits
Section27 - Fines payable to lessee
Section28 - Penalty for rash navigation and stacking of timber
Section29 - Power to arrest without warrant
Section30 - Power to try summarily
Section31 - Magistrate may assess damage done by offender
Part V Section32 - Power to take possession of boats, etc., on surrender or cancellation of lease
Section33 - Similar power in cases of emergency
Section34 - Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred
Section35 - Delegation of powers
Section36 - Validation of proceedings since repeal of Regulation VI of 1819 in Punjab