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Northern India Ferries Act, 1878 Section 13

Title: Private Ferry Not to Ply Within Two Miles of Public Ferry Without Sanction

State: Central

Year: 1878

{Subs.by Act 3 of 1886, Section2, for the original para.} [Except with the sanction of the Magistrate of the district or of such other officer as the State Government may, from time to time, appoint in this behalf, by name or in virtue of his office, no person shall establish, maintain or work a ferry to or from any point within a distance of two miles from the limits of a public ferry]: Provided that, in the case of any specified public ferry, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, reduce or increase the said distance of two miles to such extent as it thinks fit: Provided also that nothing hereinbefore contained shall prevent persons plying between two places, one of which is without, and one within, the said limits, when the distance between such two places is not less than three miles, or apply to boats {Ins.by Section2 ibid.} [Which do not ply for hire or] which the State Government expressly exempts from the operation of this Section {An explanation has been added to Section13 in the C.P.by the Northern India Ferries (C.P.Amendment) Act, 1937 (C.P.23 of 1937).}

Northern India Ferries Act, 1878 Part II

Title: Public Ferries

State: Central

Year: 1878

.....by the officer in whom the immediate superintendence of the ferry is vested, or, if the ferry is managed by a municipal or other public body under Section 7 or Section 7A, then by that body, to give such security for his good conduct and for the punctual payment of the rent as the officer or body, as the case may be, thinks fit. When the tolls are put up to public auction, the said officer or body, as the case may be, or the officer conducting the sale on his or its behalf, may, for reasons recorded in writing, refuse to accept the offer of the highest bidder, and may accept any other hid, or may withdraw the tolls from auction.] Section 9 - Recovery of arrears from lessee All arrears due by the lessee of the tolls of a public ferry on account of his lease may be recovered from the lessee or his surety(if any) by the Magistrate of the district in which such ferry is situate as if they were arrears of land-revenue. Section 10 - Power to cancel lease The State Government may cancel the lease of the tolls of any public ferry on the expiration of six months' notice in writing to the lessee of its intention to cancel such lease. When any lease is cancelled under this.....

Northern India Ferries Act, 1878 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1878

.....regions of that State- M.P. Act 23 of 1958, Section 3(l). In its application to the Vidarbha region of the State of Bombay (now Maharashtra) this Act is repeated-Bom, Act 60 of 1959, Section 19(19-10-1959). 3. The Act was brought into force in Punjab on 1-4-1881, see Punj. Gaz., 1881, Pt. I. p. 139; in U.P. on l-l-1989, see N.W.P. and Oudh Gaz., 1878. Pt. I , p. 2035; in Assam, on 1-4-1897. see Assam Gaz., 1879, Pt. I. p. 187. 4. Added by 2 A.L.O., 1956 ( 1-11-1956). 5. Substitted for the words 'Provincial Government by A.L.O., 1950. 6. Substituted for the original Proviso by the Devolution Act, 1920 (38 of 1920), S. 2 and Schedule I, Part I. 7. Substituted for the word 'Provinces' by A.L.O., 1950. 8. The words 'and in any case where the said Local Governments fail to agree as regards the exercise of any such power they shall exercise such power subject to the control of the Governor-General in Council' were omitted by A.O., 1937 (1-4-1937). 9. Substituted for the words 'Provincial .Government' by A.L.O., 1950. 10. Inserted in the application of the Act to- The Uttar Pradesh by the Uttar Pradesh Local Boards Act, 1883 (14 of 1883), Section 65. The Punjab by the Punjab District.....

Northern India Ferries Act, 1878 Complete Act

Title: Northern India Ferries Act, 1878

State: Central

Year: 1878

.....by auction Section9 - Recovery of arrears from lessee Section10 - Power to cancel lease Section11 - Surrender of lease Section12 - Power to make rules Section13 - Private ferry not to ply within two miles of public ferry without sanction Section14 - Person using approaches, etc., liable to pay toll Section15 - Tolls Section16 - Table of tolls Section17 - Tolls, rents, compensation and fines are to form part of revenues of State Section18 - Compounding for tolls Part III Section19 - Power to make rules Section20 - Tolls Part IV Section21 - Penalty for breach of provisions as to table of tolls, list of tolls and return of traffic Section22 - Penalty for taking unauthorised toll, and for causing delay Section23 - Penalty for breach of rules made under Section 12 and 19 Section24 - Concealment of lease on default or breach of rules Section25 - Penalties on passengers offending Section26 - Penalty for maintaining private ferry within prohibited limits Section27 - Fines payable to lessee Section28 - Penalty for rash navigation and stacking of timber Section29 - Power to arrest without warrant Section30 - Power to try summarily Section31 - Magistrate may assess.....

Bombay Abkari Act, 1878, (Maharashtra) Section 13

Title: Grant of Passes for Import, Export and Transport

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1878

Passes for the import, export or transport of excisable articles or hemp may be issued by the Collector or by any other Abkari-officer duly empowered in this behalf. Such passes may be either general for definite periods of time and definite kinds of excisable article or special for specified occasions and particular consignments only. Every such pass shall specify - (a) the name of person authorised to import, export or transport excisable articles or hemp ; (b) the period for which the pass is to be in force ; (c) the quantity and description of excisable articles or hemp for which it is granted; and (d) the places from and to which excisable articles or hemp are to be imported, exported or transported, and in the case of places more than ten miles apart, the route by which they are to be conveyed.]

Bombay Abkari Act, 1878 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1878

BOMBAY ABKARI ACT, 1878 BOMBAY ABKARI ACT, 1878 (Act V of 1878) [Passed on the 19th September, 1878] INTRODUCTION In India, orthodox religious opinions or rules have many a times influenced various political or social mass movements. The case of consumption of liquor is one of them. The issue of consumption of intoxicating drinks was condemned by the major oriental religions particularly Hindu and Muslim, in the subcontinent. But the advent of the Britishers in India changed the existing system, to a certain extent. The colonial Government secured income out of the production, sale and consumption of wine and other intoxicants. The main section of the independence movement led by the Indian National Congress was vigorously propagating against the consumption of intoxicating drinks and had launched a action programme of picketing against "liquor shops" to mobilise the people. The "liquor shop" was selected as a symbol of British Imperialism, so that a common man can fight against this identifiable imperialist object. Apart from this political object, other objectives were to make people conscious about health hazards of boozing and compell the Government treasury to.....