Inland Vessels Act, 1917 Chapter I - Bare Act |
| State | Central Government |
| Year | 1917 |
| Section Title | Preliminary |
(1) This Act may be called the1[lnland Vessels] Act, 1917.
2[(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
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1. Substituted for the words "Inland Steam-vessels" by Inland Steam-vessels (Amendment) Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), section 4 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
2. Substituted for sub-sections (2) and (3) by the Inland Steam-vessels (Amendment) Act, 1951 (26 of 1951) section 2 (w.e.f. 3-5-1951).
3. Substituted for the former proviso by 3 A.L.O., 1956.
4. Proviso omitted by the Inland Vessels (Amendment) Act, 2007 [Act No. 35 of 2007]. Prior to omission the text was as follows:
"3[Provided that it shall not come into force in any part of the territories which on the 31stday of March, 1936, were included in the Province of Madras or which on the 31st day of October, 1956, were included in the State of Travancore-Cochin, unless the State Government concerned, by notification in the Official Gazette, so directs.]"
1[(1)] In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--
8[(a) "inland vessel" or "inland mechanically propelled vessel" means a mechanically propelled vessel, which ordinarily plies on inland water, but does not include fishing vessel and a ship registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958(44 of 1958);
(b) "inland water" means--
(i) any canal, river, lake or other navigable water within a State,
(ii) any area of any tidal water deemed to be the inland water as defined by the Central Government under section 70,
(iii) waters declared by the Central Government to be smooth and partially smooth waters under clause (41) of section 3 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958(44 of 1958);
(c) "mechanically propelled vessel" means every description of vessel propelled wholly or in part by electricity, steam or other mechanical power including dumb vessel towed by the mechanically propelled vessel and vessel propelled by outboard motor;]
4[(d)] passenger includes any person carried in a mechanically propelled vessel other than the master and crew and the owner, his family and servants;
4[(e)] prescribed means prescribed by any rule under this Act;
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6[(f)] survey means this survey of a mechanically propelled vessel under this Act;
6[(g)] surveyor means a surveyor appointed under this Act;
9[(ga) "tidal water" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (49) of section 3 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958(44 of 1958);] and
6[(h)] voyage includes the plying of a mechanically propelled vessel at or about any place.
7[(2) Any reference to the Inland Steam-vessels Act, 1917, in any law for the time being in force or in any instrument or other document shall be construed as a reference to the Inland Steam-vessels Act, 1917.]
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1. Section 2 remembered as sub-section(1) thereof and in sub-section (1) as so renumbered. Clause(1) substituted by Inland Steam-vessels (Amendment) Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), section 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
2. Clause (2) relettered as clause (b) and after clause (b) as so relettered clause (c), inserted by Inland Steam-vessels (Amendment) Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), section 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
3. The words in the provinces were omitted by A.L.O., 1950.
4. Original clauses (3) and (4) lettered as (d) and (e) respectively by Amendment Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), section 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
5. Original clause(5) omitted by Amendment Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), section 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
6. Original clause (6), (7) and (8) lettered as clause (f), (g) and (h) respectively by Amendment Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), section 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
7. Sub-section (2) inserted by Amendment Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), section 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
8. Substituted for the following by the Inland Vessels (Amendment) Act, 2007 [Act No. 35 of 2007].
"1[(a) inland vessel or mechanically propelled vessel means a mechanically propelled vessel which ordinarily plies on any inland water;]
2[(b)] inland water means any canal, river, lake or other navigable water;3[* * * *]
2(c) mechanically propelled vessel means every description of vessel propelled wholly or in part by electricity, steam'or other mechanical power.]"
9. Inserted by the Inland Vessels (Amendment) Act, 2007 [Act No. 35 of 2007].