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CentralAct 17 of 1878

The Northern Indian Ferries Act, 1878

An Act to regulate Ferries in Northern India.

Sections

37 in this Act

  1. 1Short title
  2. 2[Repealed.]
  3. 3Interpretation-clause
  4. 4Power to declare establish, define and discontinue public ferries
  5. 5Claims for compensation
  6. 6Superintendence of public ferries
  7. 7Management may be vested in municipality
  8. 7AManagement may be vested in District Council or District or Local Board
  9. 8Letting ferry tolls by auction
  10. 9Recovery of arrears from lessee
  11. 10Power to cancel lease
  12. 11Surrender of lease
  13. 12Power to make rules
  14. 13Private ferry not to ply within two miles of public ferry without sanction
  15. 14Person using approaches, etc., liable to pay toll
  16. 15Tolls
  17. 16Table of tolls
  18. 17Tolls, rents, compensation and fines are to form part of revenues of State
  19. 18Compounding for tolls
  20. 19Power to make rules
  21. 20Tolls
  22. 21Penalty for breach of provisions as to table of tolls, list of tolls and return of traffic
  23. 22Penalty for taking unauthorised toll, and for causing delay
  24. 23Penalty for breach of rules made under sections 12 and 19
  25. 24. Cancelment of lease on default or breach of rules
  26. 25Penalties on passengers offending
  27. 26Penalty for maintaining private ferry within prohibited limits
  28. 27Fines payable to lessee
  29. 28Penalty for rash navigation and stacking of timber
  30. 29Power to arrest without warrant
  31. 30Power to try summarily
  32. 31Magistrate may assess damage done by offender
  33. 32Power to take possession of boats, etc., on surrender or cancellation of lease
  34. 33Similar power in cases of emergency
  35. 34Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred
  36. 35Delegation of powers
  37. 36[Repealed.]