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Home Bare Acts Phrase: back freightInland Vessels Act, 1917 Section 54A
Title: Power of State Government to Fix Maximum and Minimum Rates for Passenger Fares and Freight for Goods
State: Central
Year: 1917
.....rate per kilometre which may be charged in respect of any class of passengers or of freight on goods of any description carried in inland mechanically propelled vessel between any stations lying in two States, any one of the States may report the matter to the Central Government who shall decide the same.] ________________________ 1. Sections 54-A and 54-B were inserted by the Inland Steam-vessels (Amendment) Act, 1930 (13 of 1930), Section 2. 2. Substituted for "Provincial Government" by A. L. 0., 1950. 3. Substituted for "per mile" by Amendment Act, 1977 (35 of 1977). Section 25 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978). 4. For the words "Steam-vessel" and "Steam-vessels" wherever they occur throughout the Act the words "mechanically propelled vessel" and "mechanically propelled vessels" substituted respectively section 5 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978). 5. Inserted, by Amendment Act, 1977 (35 of 1977). Section 25 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionRailways Act, 1989 Section 83
Title: Lien for Freight or Any Other Sum Due
State: Central
Year: 1989
.....or part thereof, as may be necessary to realise a sum equal to the freight or other charges: Provided that where a railway administration for reasons to be recorded in writing is of the opinion that it is not expedient to hold the auction, such consignment or part thereof may be sold in such manner as may be prescribed. (3) The railway administration shall give a notice of not less than seven days of the public auction under clause (b) of sub-section (2) in one or more local newspapers or where there are no such newspapers in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) The railway administration may, out of the sale proceeds received under sub-section (2), retain a sum equal to the freight and other charges including expenses for the sale due to it and the surplus of such proceeds and the part of the consignment, if any, shall be rendered to the person entitled thereto.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMerchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 140
Title: Wages Not to Depend on Freight
State: Central
Year: 1958
(1) The right to wages shall not depend on the earning of freight, and every seaman and apprentice who would be entitled to demand and recover any wages if the ship in which he has served had earned freight, shall, subject to all other rules of law and conditions applicable to the case, be entitled to demand and recover the same notwithstanding that freight has not been earned, but in all cases of wreck or toss of the ship, proof that the seaman has not exerted himself to the utmost to save the ship, cargo and stores shall bar his claim to wages. (2) Where a seaman or apprentice who would but for death be entitled by virtue of this section to demand and recover any wages dies before the wages are paid, they shall be paid and applied in manner provided by this Act with respect to the wages of a seaman who dies during a voyage.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMarine Insurance Act, 1963 Section 14
Title: Advance Freight
State: Central
Year: 1963
In the case of advance freight, the person advancing the freight has an insurable interest, in so far as such freight is not repayable in case of loss.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMarine Insurance Act, 1963 Section 70
Title: Partial Loss of Freight
State: Central
Year: 1963
Subject to any express provision in the policy, where there is a partial loss of freight, the measure of indemnity is such proportion of the sum fixed by the policy in the case of a valued policy or of the insurable value in the case of an unvalued policy, as the proportion of freight lost by the assured bears to the whole freight at the risk of the assured under the policy.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMajor Port Trusts Act, 1963 Section 61
Title: Sale of Goods After Two Months if Rates or Rent Are Not Paid or Lien for Freight is Not Discharged
State: Central
Year: 1963
.....but the title of a bona fide purchaser of such goods shall not be invalidated by a reason of the omission to send such notice, nor shall any such purchaser be bound to inquire whether such notice has been sent. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, arms and ammunition and controlled goods may be sold at such time and in such manner as the Central Government may direct. Explanation.--In this section and section 62-- (a) "arms and ammunition" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Arms Act, 1959; (b) "controlled goods" means goods the price or disposal of which is regulated under any law for the time being in force. ________________________ 1. Inserted by the Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Act (29 of 1974), Section 22 (1-2-1975). 2. Substituted for the words "the Official Gazette" by the Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Act (29 of 1974), Section 22 (1-2-1975).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMAJOR PORT TRUSTS ACT, 1963 Section 60
Title: Ship-owner's lien for freight and other charges
State: Central
Year: 1963
(1) If the master or owner of any vessel or his agent, at or before the time of landing from such vessel any goods at any dock, wharf, quay, stage, jetty, berth, mooring or pier belonging to or in the occupation of a Board, gives to the Board a notice in writing that such goods are to remain subject to a lien for freight or other charges payable to the ship-owner, to an amount to be mentioned in such notice, such goods shall continue to be liable to such lien to such amount. (2) The goods shall be retained in the custody of the Board at the risk and expense of the owners of the goods until such lien is discharged as hereinafter mentioned; and godown or storage rent shall be payable by the party entitled to such goods for the time during which they may be so retained. (3) Upon the production before any officer appointed by the Board in that behalf of a document purporting to be a receipt for, or release from, the amount of such lien, executed by the person by whom or on whose behalf such notice has been given, the Board may permit such goods to be removed without regard to such lien, provided that the Board shall have used reasonable care in respect to the authenticity of such
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionRailways Act, 1989 Section 75
Title: Section 74 Not to Affect Right of Stoppage in Transit or Claims for Freight
State: Central
Year: 1989
Nothing contained in section 74 shall prejudice or affect-- (a) any right of the consignor for stoppage of goods in transit as an unpaid vendor (as defined under the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (3 of 1930) on his written request to the railway administration; (b) any right of the railway to claim freight from the consignor; or (c) any liability of the consignee or the endorsee, referred to in that section by reason of his being such consignee or endorsee.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionGovernment of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Section 137
Title: Certain Succession Duties, Stamp Duties, Terminal Taxes and Taxes on Fares and Freights
State: Central
Year: 1935
.....among the Provinces and those States in11. Substituted, by ibid., by the word 'Governor-General'. accordance with such principles of distribution as may be formulated by Act of the [Federal]1b Legislature: Provided that the [Federal]2Legislature may at any time increase any said duties or taxes by a surcharge for [Federal]2purposes and the whole proceeds of any such surcharge shall form part of the revenues of the [Federation]2. ________________________ 1. Inserted by India (Estate Duty) Act, 1945 (8 & 9 Geo. 6, Ch. 7). S. 1. 2. Substituted, by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947.., by the word 'Dominion'. 3. Substituted, by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947.., by the word 'Acceding'.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 Section 2
Title: Not to Affect Right of Stoppage in Transit or Claims for Freight
State: Central
Year: 1856
Nothing herein contained shall prejudice or affect any right of stoppage in transit, or any right to claim freight against the original shipper or owner, or any liability of the consignee or endorsee by reason or inconsequence of his being such consignee or end or see, or of his receipt of the goods by reason or inconsequence of such consignment or endorsement.
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