Lighthouse Act, 1927

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Section22 - OMITTED [Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1938