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Hooghly River Bridge Act, 1969 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1969

HOOGHLY RIVER BRIDGE ACT, 1969 HOOGHLY RIVER BRIDGE ACT, 1969 36 of 1969 15th November, 1969 An Act to re-enact, with modification, the provisions of the Hooghly River Bridges Act, 1968.WHEREAS the Hooghly River Bridges Act, 1968, providing for the construction, maintenance and control of bridges across the river Hooghly within the Port of Calcutta was enacted by the President of India during the period of operation of the Proclamation issued by the President of India on the 20th day of February, 1968, under article 356 of the Constitution of India in relation to the State of West Bengal; AND WHEREAS it is expedient to re-enact, with modification, the provisions of the said Hooghly River Bridges Act, 1968; It is hereby enacted as follows Section 1 Short title and application (1) This Act may be called the Hooghly River Bridge Act, 1969. (2) It shall apply to the Port of Calcutta as defined, from time to time, under section 5 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908. Section 2 Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "bridge" includes a tunnel; (b) "Chairman" includes a Vice-Chairman, if any, appointed by the State Government under sub-section.....