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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 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 Section 12

Title: Power to Make Rules

State: Central

Year: 1878

.....Act-- (a) for the control and the management of all public ferries within such division and for regulating the traffic at such ferries; {Subs by Act 3 of 1886, Section1, for the original cl. }[(b) for regulating the time and manner at and in which, and the terms on which, the tolls of such ferries may be let by auction, and prescribing the persons by whom auctions may be conducted ;] (c) for compensating persons who have compounded for tolls payable for the use of any such ferry when such ferry has been discontinued before the expiration of the period compounded for, and (d) generally to carry out the purposes of this Act; and, when the tolls of a ferry have been let under Section 8, such Commissioner or other officer may from time to time (subject as aforesaid), make additional rules consistent with this Act- (e) for collecting the rents payable for the tolls of such ferries; (f) in cases in which the communication is to be established by means of a bridge of boats, pontoons or rafts, or a swing- bridge, flying- bridge or temporary bridge. for regulating the me and manner at and in which such bridge shall be constructed and maintained and opened for the passage of.....

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 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.....

Bombay Abkari Act, 1878, (Maharashtra) Section 3

Title: Interpretation Clause

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1878

.....in the Bombay Government Gazette declare to be liqour for the purposes of this Act; (8) "Country-liquor" includes all liquor produced or manufactured in India : (a) 6[Foreign liquor includes all liquor imported into India by sea or land : (b) Provided that Government may by notification in the Bombay Government Gazette declare that any specified description of country-liquor shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be foreign liquor]. (9) "Intoxicating drug" includes ganja, bhang, charas 7 and every preparation and admixture of the same, and every intoxicating drink or substance prepared from hemp, grain or other material not included in the term "liquor" but does not include opium or anything included within the meaning of that word as defined in the 8[* * * ] Opium Act, 1878; and "hemp" means any variety of the hemp plant from which intoxicating drugs can be produced 9 : 10[Provided that Government may by notification in the Bombay Government Gazette declare that any other intoxicating substance together with every preparation and admixture of the same shall be deemed to be an intoxicating drug for the purposes of this Act;] 11 (10) "to import" means to.....

Bombay Abkari Act, 1878, (Maharashtra) Section 35A

Title: Power of Commissioner to Frame Rules

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1878

1[The Commissioner may make rules - (a) regulating the manufacture, supply or storage of any excisable article or hemp including - (i) the erection, inspection, supervision, management and control or any place for the manufacture, supply or storage of such article or hemp, and the fittings, implements and apparatus to be maintained therein; (ii) the cultivation of hemp and the collection of the spontaneous growth of such plant and the preparation of any intoxicating drug from such growth; (iii) the tapping of toddy-producing trees and the drawing of toddy from such trees; (iv) the bottling of foreign liquor; (b) regulating the deposit of any excisable article or hemp in a warehouse and the removal of such article from any such warehouse or from any distillery or brewery; (c) prescribing the case of any excisable article the way in which the duty on such article shall be levied; (d) prescribing the scale of fees or the manner of fixing the fees payable in respect of any privilege, licence, permit or pass or of the storing of any excisable article or hemp; (e) regulating the time, place and manner of payment of any duty or fee; (f) prescribing the restrictions.....

Northern India Ferries Act, 1878 Section 21

Title: Penalty for Breach of Provisions as to Table of Tolls, List of Tolls and Return of Traffic

State: Central

Year: 1878

Every lessee or other person authorised to collect the tolls of a public ferry. who neglects to affix and keep in good order and repair the table of tolls mentioned in Section 16,or who wilfully removes, alters or defaces such table. or allows it to become illegible, or who fails to produce on demand the list of the tolls mentioned in Section 16, and every lessee who neglects to furnish any return required under Section 12, shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.