Harbours

Harbours. See PORT. As to the improvement and management of Harbours, docks and piers, see the (English) Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act, 1847 (10 Vict. c. 27), and other Acts. As to the constitution of Port Health Authorities, see (English) Public Health Act, 1936, ss. 2-10. By 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 50, s. 2, the powers of the Board of Trade over harbours, docks and piers were transferred to the Ministry of Transport. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Harbours.'The word 'harbours' used in TADA must be understood in its ordinary meaning as for penal provisions. In Black's Law Dictionary its meaning is shown as 'to afford lodging to, to shelter, or to give a refuge to', Kalpnath Raj v. State, (1997) 8 SCC 732: AIR 1998 SC 201 (212). [TADA, 1987, ss. 3(4) and 2(1) (i)]