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Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Part I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....character, or mortgagee in possession and any agent to whom a ship is consigned; (h) "port" means any port as defined in the Indian Ports Act, 1908, to which that Act extends; 2 [***] 3 [(hh) "proper officer", in relation to any functions to be performed under this Act, means the officer of Customs who is assigned those functions by the Central Board of Excise and Customs constituted under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963 (54 of 1963 ), and includes any person appointed by the Central Government to discharge the functions of a proper officer under this Act;] 4 [(hha) "ship" includes a sailing vessel,] (i) words and expression used in this Act and not otherwise defined have the same meaning respectively as in the 5 [Merchant Shipping Act 1958 (44 of 1958)] ______________________________ 1. Clause (a) omitted by the Indian Lighthouse (Amendment) Act, 1976, w.e.f. 20-03-1976.Prior to omission clause (a) stood as follows "(a) "Customs-collector" means an officer of customs exercising the powers of a Customs-collector under the Sea Customs Act, 1878, and includes any person appointed by the Central Government to discharge the functions of a.....

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 17

Title: Penalty for Evading Payment of Light-dues

State: Central

Year: 1927

(1) If the owner or master of a ship evades or attempts to evade the payment of any light-dues, expenses or costs payable in respect of the ship under this Act, he shall, on conviction by a Presidency Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class having jurisdiction in any port to which the vessel may proceed or in which she may be found be punishable with fine which may extend to five times the amount of the sum payable. (2) In an proceeding before a Magistrate in a prosecution under sub-section (1) , any such certificate as is mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 16, stating that the owner or master has evaded such payment shall be sufficient proof of the evasion unless the owner or master shows to the satisfaction of the Magistrate that the departure of the vessel without payment of the sum was caused by stress of weather, or that there was lawful or reasonable grounds for such departure.

Lighthouse Act, 1927 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....certain changes which have become necessary by reason of the repeal and replacement of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 and the Indian Merchant Shipping Act, 1923 by the Customs Act, 1962 and the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 respectively. Accordingly, the references in the Act to the Customs Collector under the Sea Customs Act, 1878 are proposed to be replaced by references to the proper officer as defined in the Customs Act, 1962. Likewise, it is proposed to provide that the various words and expressions used but not defined in the Act would have the same meanings as in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. Further, the provisions relating to ascertainment of tonnage contained in section 12of the Act are proposed to be suitably modified so as to bring them in conformity with the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the rules made there under. 6. It is also proposed to avail of the present opportunity to include the usual provision for laying of rules before each House of Parliament, in section 21of the Act relating to the power to make rules. 7. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects Gaz. of India, 6-1-1976, Pt. II, S.2, Ext., p. 91. Act 66 of 1985.- The Lighthouse Act.....