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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.....

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Amending Act IV

Title: Lighthouse (Amendment) Act, 1985

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....in the procedure of the Advisory Committee not affecting the merits of the case.". 5.Amendment of section 6.- In section 6 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the expressions "Chief Inspector of Lighthouses and "Superintendent or Inspector of Lighthouses", the expressions "Director-General of Lighthouses and Lightships" and "Director or Deputy Director-General of Lighthouses and Lightships" shall respectively be substituted. 6.Insertion of new section 8A.- After section 8 of the principal Act and before the heading" LIGHT-DUES", the following section shall be inserted, namely:-- 8A. Power of Central Government to prohibit lights and regulate heights of buildings, structures and trees.- (1) If the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do for unobstructed functioning of any lighthouse, if may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that,- (i) no light shall be established without the prior permission of the Central Government in case of general lighthouse and without the prior permission of the local lighthouse authority in case of local lighthouse on any and within such radius, not exceeding one kilometre.....

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 3

Title: Appointment of Officers

State: Central

Year: 1927

The Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette,--- (a)Define areas to be districts for the purposes of this Act; 1 [(b)appoint a person to be the Director of Lighthouses and Lightships in eachdistrict; (c) appoint persons to be DeputyDirectors-General of Lighthouses and Lightships; and (d) appoint a person to be theDirector-General of Lighthouses and Lightships.] __________________________ 1.Substitutedfor "(b) appoint a person to be the Superintendent of Lighthouses in eachdistrict; (c)appoint a person to be the Chief Inspector of Lighthouses in { Subs.by the A.O.1950 for "the Provinces".}[India]; and (d)appoint persons to be Inspectors of Lighthouses."By the Lighthouse (Amendment) Act, 1985, w.e.f. 01-02-1986.

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 6

Title: Power to Inspect Local Lighthouses

State: Central

Year: 1927

(1)1 [Director-Generalof Lighthouses and Lightships] may, at time, and any 2 [Directoror Deputy Director-General of Lighthouses and Lightships] may,if authorised in this behalf by a general or special order in writing of theCentral Government, enter upon and inspect any local lighthouse and make suchinquiries in respect thereof or of the management thereof as he thinks fit. (2)Every person having the charge of, or concerned in the management of, anylighthouse shall be bound to furnish to any officer authorised by or under sub-section(1) to inspect the lighthouse all such information regarding the same as theofficer may require. (3)Every local lighthouse authority shall furnish to the Central Government allsuch returns and other information in respect of the lighthouses under itssupervision and management, or of any of them, as the Central Government mayrequire. ____________________________ 1.Substitutedfor "The ChiefInspector of Lighthouses" by the Lighthouse (Amendment) Act, 1985, w.e.f.01-02-1986. 2.Substitutedfor "Superintendentor Inspector of Lighthouses" by the Lighthouse (Amendment) Act, 1985, w.e.f.01-02-1986.

Indian Lighthouse Act, 1927 Section 21

Title: Power to Make Rules

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....for rendering other services to vessels;] (d)the period in respect of which and the form in which the separate accountreferred to in sub-section (1) ofsection 20 shall be kept and the forms in which that account and the statementreferred to in sub-section (2) ofthat section shall respectively be presented to the Central Advisory Committee. 5 [(3) Every rule made by the CentralGovernment under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period ofthirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successivesessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following thesession or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making anymodification in the rule, or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made,the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of noeffect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulmentshall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done underthat rule.] ___________________________ 1.Substituted for "may make rules" by the IndianLighthouse.....

Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 Chapter V

Title: Works and Services to Be Provided at Ports

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....which he has taken charge shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be that of a bailee under sections 151, 152 and 161 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. (7) After any goods have been taken charge of and a receipt given for them under this section, no liability for any loss or damage which may occur to them shall attach to any person to whom a receipt has been given or to the master or owner of the vessel from which the goods have been landed or transhipped. ________________________ 1. Word "and "occurring at the end of clause (c) omitted and inserted at the end of clause (d), After Cl. (d), Cl. (c) inserted by the Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Ad (29 of 1974), Section 18(1-2-1975). 2. Word "and" omitted by The Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Act, 2000 (22 of 2000) w.e.f. 09.06.2000 3. Inserted by The Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Act, 2000 (22 of 2000) w.e.f. 09.06.2000 4. Substituted for "leuiable according to the scale framed under section 48 or section 49 or section 50" by Port Laws (Amendment) Act, 1997 w.e.f. 09-01-1997. Section 43 - Responsibility of Board for loss, etc., of goods (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the responsibility of any.....

Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 Section 35

Title: Power of Board to Execute Works and Provide Appliances,

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....life or property and for the purpose of landing, shipping or transhipping passengers or goods under section 12; (i) sinking of tube-wells, and equipment, maintenance and use of boats, barges and other appliances for the purpose of the supply of water at the port; (j) engines and other appliances necessary for the extinguishing of fires. 1 [(k) construction of models and plans for carrying out hydraulic studies; (l) dry docks, slipways, boat basins and workshops to carry out repairs or overhauling of vessels, tugs, boats, machinery or other appliances.] ________________________ 1. Inserted by the Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Act (29 of 1974), Section 15 (1-2-1975).

Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Schedule VII

Title: Seventh Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1935

.....thereon of supplemental powers. 54. Taxes on income other than agricultural income. 15 [54-A. The matters specified in the proviso to sub-section (2) of section one hundred and forty-two A of this Act as matters with respect to which provision may be made by laws of the Federal Legislature.] 55. Taxes on the capital value of the assets, exclusive of agricultural land, of individuals and companies ; 10 56. Duties in respect of succession to property other than agricultural land. 5(56-A. Estate duty in respect of property other than agricultural land.] 57. The rates of stamp in respect of bills of txchange, cheques, prohissory notes, bills of landing, letters of credit, policies of insurance, proxies and receipts. 58. Terminal taxes on goods or passengers carried by railway or air ; taxes on railway fares and freights. 59. Fees in respect of any of the matters in this list, but not including fees taken in any Court. LIST II.--PROVINCIAL LEGISLATIVE LIST 1. Public order (but hot including the use of His Majesty's naval, military or air forces in aid of the civil power) ; the administration of justice; constitution and organisation of all courts, except the.....

Government of India Act, 1915-19 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1935

State: Central

Year: 1915

.....of ministers. (3) If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor-General is by or under this Act required to act in his discretion or to exercise his individual judgment, the decision, of the Governor-General in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor-General shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion, or ought or ought not to have exercised his individual judgment]. ___________________________ 1.These words up to the end of the section were omitted, by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947. 10. Other Provisions as to ministers (1) The Governor-General's ministers shall be chosen and summoned by him, shall be sworn as members of the council, and shall hold office during his pleasure. (2) A minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of 1 [either Chamber of] the Federal Legislature shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a minister. (3) The salaries of ministers shall be such as the Federal Legislature may from time to time by Act determine and, until the Federal.....