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Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 8A

Title: Power of Central Government to Prohibit Lights and Regulate Heights of Buildings, Structures and Trees

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....(1), the Central Government or the local lighthouse authority, as the case may be, may, in addition to any other action that may be taken under this Act make an order directing that the height of such building structure or tree shall be reduced to the extent specified in such notification, by the owner or the person having control of the building or structure or the tree, as the case may be, within such period as may be specified in such order. (4) No order under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) shall be made unless the owner or the person has been given, by means of a notice, a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why such order shall not be made. (5) If any person fails to remove the light in pursuance of direction contained in the order issued under sub-section (2) or reduce the height of the building, structure or tree in pursuance of any direction contained in the order issued under sub-section (3), within the period in such order, then, subject to such rules as the Central Government may make in this behalf, it shall be competent for any officer authorised by the Central Government or the local lighthouse authority, as the case may be, in this behalf to remove such.....

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 16

Title: Light-dues Payable at One Port Recoverable at Another

State: Central

Year: 1927

(1) If the master of any ship in respect of which any light-dues are payable at any causes the ship to leave such port without having paid the same the Customs-collector at that port may by writing require the Customs-collector at any other port in [ Subs. by the A.O.1950 for "the Provinces".] [India] to which the ship may proceed or in which she may be recover the dues remaining unpaid. (2) Any1[proper officer] to whom such a requisition is directed shall proceed to levy such sum as if it were payable under this Act at the port at which he is the Customs-collector, and a certificate by the1[proper officer] at the port at which the light-dues first became payable, stating the amount payable, shall be sufficient proof in any proceeding under section 13 or section 15 that such amount is payable. ___________________________ 1. Substituted for "Customs-collector" by the Indian Lighthouse (Amendment) Act, 1976, w.e.f. 15-04-1976.

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 10

Title: Levy and Collection of Light-dues

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....dues shall become payable in respect of that ship for a period of thirty days from the date on which the dues so paid became payable. (3) An order under sub-section (1) imposing , abolishing or varying light-dues shall not take effect till the expiration of thirty days from the day on which the order was notified in the Official Gazette. 2[(4) Every notification issued by the Central Government under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is published in the Official Gazette, before each House, of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the notification or both Houses agree that the notification should not be made, the notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case maybe; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shal be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the notification.] .....

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 11

Title: Receipts for Light-dues

State: Central

Year: 1927

Light-dues shall be paid to the Customs-collector who shall grant to the person paying the same a receipt in writing specifying-- (a) the port at which the dues have been paid; (b) the amount of the payment ; (c) the date on which the dues became payable; and (d) the name , tonnage and other proper description of the ship in respect of which the payment is made.

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 13

Title: Recovery of Light-dues Expenses and Costs

State: Central

Year: 1927

(1) If the owner or master of any ship refuses or neglects to pay to the Customs-collector on demand the amount of any light-dues or expenses payable under this Act in respect of the Ship, the Customs-collector may seize the ship and the tackle, apparel and furniture belonging thereto, or any part thereof, and detain the same until the amount of the dues or expenses, together with the costs of the seizure and detention in paid. (2) If any part of such dues, expenses or costs remains unpaid after the expiry of five days following the date of the seizure, the Customs-collector may cause the ship or other thing seized to be sold, and with the proceeds of the sale may satisfy the dues, expenses or costs remaining unpaid, together with the costs of the sale and shall repay the surplus , if any to the person by whom the same were payable.

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.

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 9

Title: Levy and Collection of Light Dues

State: Central

Year: 1927

For the purpose of providing or maintaining or of providing and maintaining lighthouses for the benefit of ships voyaging to or from [ Subs. by the A.O.1950 for "the Provinces".] [India] or between ports in [ Subs. by the A.O.1950 for "the Provinces".] [India], the Central Government shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, cause light-dues to be levied and collected in respect of every ship arriving at or departing from any port in [ Subs. by the A.O.1950 for "the Provinces".] [India].

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 18

Title: Exemption from Payment of Light-dues

State: Central

Year: 1927

The following ships shall be exempted from the payment of light-dues under this Act, namely:--- (a) any ship belonging to Government { The words "or the Govt." left out by the A.O.1937.} or to a foreign Prince or State and not carrying cargo or passenger for freight or fares ; and (b) any ship of a tonnage of less than fifty tons ; and the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt any other ships, or classes of ships or ships performing specified voyages from such payment either wholly or to such extent only as may be specified in the notification.

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.....

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.....