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Calcutta Pilots Act, 1859 Complete Act - Bare Act

StateCentral Government
Year
Act Info:
Preamble1 - CALCUTTA PILOTS ACT, 1859
Section1 - Repeal of Acts XXIV of 1845 and 1 of 1851
Section2 - Trial of pilots accused of breach of duty
Section3 - Appointment of Judge
Section4 - Appointment of prosecutor
Section5 - Trial to be held before Judge arid Jury
Section6 - Lists of merchants and plots liable to serve on Jury
Section7 - Notice to prosecutor and place for appoint in jury
Section8 - Appointment of Jury
Section9 - Day of trial to be fixed and summons to issue to Jurors. Penalty for non-attendance
Section10 - Trial how to proceed lf any jurors does not attend
Section11 - Register of jurors who have served
Section12 - Repealed
Section13 - Judge may summon witnesses to attend at certain time and place, Examination of witnesses about to leave Calcutta
Section14 - Penalty for witnesses not attending or refusing to give evidence
Section15 - Arrest
Section16 - Verdict of jurors
Section17 - Sentence if accused found guilty
Section18 - No sentence final till approved by Government
Section19 - If verdict of jurors be manifestly contrary to evidence, or trial otherwise insufficient
Section20 - Power to make rotes
Section21 - Commissioners of Part of Calcutta may pass orders upon charge of breach of duty where trial unnecessary
Section22 - Withdrawal of license from licensed pilot
Section23 - Act applicable to persons in pilot service and to licensed pilots


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