| Sections | Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 |
| | Preamble |
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| | CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. | Short title commencement and application |
| 2. | Definitions |
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| | CHAPTER II: BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND COMMITTEES THEREOF |
| 3. | Constitution of Board of Trustees |
| 4. | First Board of Trustees |
| 5. | Board to be body corporate |
| 6. | Disqualification for office of Trustee |
| 7. | Term of office of Trustees |
| 8. | Vacation of office of Trustees |
| 9. | Eligibility of Trustee for re-appointment or re-election |
| 10. | Filling of vacancies in office of Trustee |
| 11. | Saying provision for appointment of Trustee by Central Government after prescribed period |
| 12. | Power of Central Government to extend time for election or appoint Trustees in default of election |
| 13. | Term of office In case of certain trustees |
| 14. | Absence of Chairman and Deputy Chairman |
| 14A. | Acting Chairman or Deputy Chairman |
| 15. | Conditions of service of Chairman and Deputy Chairman |
| 16. | Meetings of Board |
| 17. | Committees of Board |
| 18. | Fees and allowances payment Trustees |
| 19. | Restriction of power of Trustees to vote in certain cases |
| 20. | Defects In appointments or election not to invalidate acts, etc |
| 21. | Delegation of powers |
| 22. | Duties of Chairman and Deputy Chairman |
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| | CHAPTER III: STAFF OF THE BOARD |
| 23. | Schedule of Board's staff |
| 24. | Power to make appointments |
| 25. | Power to grant leave, etc.; to employees of Board |
| 26. | Consulting Engineer to Board |
| 27. | Power to create posts |
| 28. | Power to make regulations |
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| | CHAPTER IV: PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS |
| 29. | Transfer of assets and liabilities of Central Government, etc. to Board |
| 30. | Existing rates, etc., to continue until altered by board |
| 31. | Repayment of capital with interest |
| 32. | Acquisition of immovable property for the Board |
| 33. | Contracts by Board |
| 34. | Mode of executing contracts on behalf of Board |
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| | CHAPTER V: WORKS AND SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED AT PORTS |
| 35. | Power of Board to execute works and provide appliances |
| 35A. | Power with respect to landing places and bathing ghats |
| 36. | Power of Board to undertake certain works |
| 37. | Power of Board to order sea-going vessels to use docks, wharves, etc |
| 38. | If accommodation sufficient, all sea-going vessels compelled to use docks, wharves; etc |
| 39. | Power to order vessels not to come alongside of, or to he removed from, docks, wharves, etc |
| 40. | Power of Central Government to exempt from obligation to use docks, wharves, etc |
| 41. | Board to declare when vessels other than sea-going vessels compelled to use docks, wharves, etc. |
| 42. | Performance of services by Board or other person |
| 43. | Responsibility of Board for loss, etc., of goods |
| 44. | Accommodation to be provided for customs officers in wharves, etc., appointed under Customs Act |
| 45. | Dues at customs wharves, etc |
| 46. | Power to permit erection of private wharves, etc., within a port subject to conditions |
| 47. | Compensation payable in certain cases where use of any private wharf, etc., rendered unlawful |
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| | CHAPTER VA: TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS |
| 47A. | Constitution and incorporation of Tariff Authority for Major Ports |
| 47B. | Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairperson and other Members |
| 47C. | Disqualification for the office of Chairperson and Member |
| 47D. | Removal, etc., of Chairperson and Members |
| 47E. | Meetings |
| 47F. | Authentication of all orders and decisions of the Authority |
| 47G. | Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Authority |
| 47H. | Officers and employees of the Authority |
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| | CHAPTER VI: IMPOSITION AND RECOVERY OF RATES AT PORTS |
| 48. | Scales of rates for services performed by Board or other person |
| 49. | Scale of rates and statement of conditions for use of property belonging to Board |
| 49A. | Fees for pilotage and certain other services |
| 49B. | Fixation of port-dues |
| 50. | Consolidated rates for combination of services |
| 50A. | Port-due on vessels in ballast |
| 50B. | Port-due on vessels not discharging or taking in cargo |
| 50C. | Publication of orders of Authority |
| 51. | Power to levy concessional rates in certain cases |
| 52. | Replealed |
| 53. | Exemption from, and remission of, rates or charges |
| 54. | Power of Central Government, to require modification or cancellation of rates |
| 55. | Refund of overcharges |
| 56. | Notice of payment of charges short-levied or erroneously refunded |
| 57. | Board not to lease rates without sanction |
| 58. | Time for payment of rates on goods |
| 59. | Board's lien for rates |
| 60. | Ship-owner's lien for freight and other charges |
| 61. | Sale of goods after two months if rates or rent are not paid or lien for; freight is not discharged |
| 62. | Disposal of goods not removed from premises of Board within time limit |
| 63. | Application of sale proceeds |
| 64. | Recovery of rates and charges by distraint of vessel |
| 65. | Grant of port-clearance after payment of rates and realisation of damages, etc. |
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| | CHAPTER VII: BORROWING POWERS OF BOARD |
| 66. | Power to raise loans |
| 67. | Port Trust securities |
| 68. | Right of survivors of joint or several payees of securities |
| 69. | Power of one or two or more joint holders to grant receipts |
| 70. | Indorsements to be made on security itself |
| 71. | Indorser of security not liable for amount thereof |
| 72. | Impression of signature on securities |
| 73. | Issue of duplicate securities |
| 74. | Issue of converted, etc. securities |
| 74A. | Recognition as holder of Port Trust securities in certain cases |
| 74B. | Legal effect of recognition by the Board under section 74A |
| 75. | Discharge in certain cases |
| 76. | Power of Board to make regulations |
| 77. | Place and currency of loans raised by Board |
| 78. | Security for loans taken out by Board |
| 79. | Remedies of Government in respect of loans made to Boards |
| 80. | Power of Board to repay loans before due date |
| 81. | Establishment of sinking fund |
| 82. | Investment and application of sinking fund |
| 83. | Examination of sinking fund |
| 84. | Power of Board to raise loans on short-term bills |
| 85. | Power of Board to take temporary loans or overdrafts |
| 86. | Powers of Board to borrow money from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or other foreign institutions |
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| | CHAPTER VIII: REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE |
| 87. | General account of Port |
| 88. | Application of moneys in general account |
| 89. | Repealed |
| 90. | Establishment of reserve funds |
| 91. | Power to reserve Port Trust securities for Board's own investments |
| 92. | Prior sanction of Central Government to charge expenditure to capital |
| 93. | Works requiring sanction of Board of Central Government |
| 94. | Powers of Chairman as to execution of works |
| 95. | Power of Board to compound or compromise claims |
| 96. | Writing off of losses |
| 97. | Powers, etc., of Board as Conservator or body appointed under section 36 of Indian Ports Act |
| 98. | Budget estimates |
| 99. | Preparation of supplemental estimate |
| 100. | Re-appropriation of amounts in estimate |
| 101. | Adherence to estimate except in emergency |
| 102. | Accounts and audit |
| 103. | Publication of audit report |
| 104. | Board to remedy defects and irregularities pointed out in audit report |
| 105. | Central Government to decide difference between Board and auditors |
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| | CHAPTER IX: SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT |
| 106. | Administration report |
| 107. | Submission of statements of income and expenditure to Central Government |
| 108. | Power of Central Government to order survey or examination of works of Board |
| 109. | Power of Central Government to restore or complete works at the cost of Board |
| 110. | Power of Central Government to supersede Board |
| 110A. | Power of Central Government to supersede the Authority |
| 111. | Power of Central Government to issue directions to Board |
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| | CHAPTER X: PENALTIES |
| 112. | Every person employed by the Authority of this Act to be a public servant |
| 113. | Penalty for contravention of sections 37, 38, 40 and 41 |
| 114. | Penalty for setting up wharves, quays, etc., without permission |
| 115. | Penalty for evading rates, etc |
| 116. | Recovery of value of damage to property of Board |
| 117. | Other offences |
| 117A. | Person interested in contracts, etc., with the Board to he deemed to have committed an offence under section 168 of the Indian Penal Code |
| 118. | Cognizance of offences |
| 119. | Offences by companies |
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| | CHAPTER XI: MISCELLANEOUS |
| 120. | Limitation of proceedings in respect of things done under the Act |
| 121. | Protection of acts done in good faith |
| 122. | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 123. | General Power of Board to make regulations |
| 123A. | Power of Authority to make regulations |
| 124. | Provisions with respect to regulations |
| 125. | Power of Central Government to direct regulations to be made or make regulations |
| 126. | Power of Central Government to make first regulations |
| 127. | Posting of Certain regulations, etc. |
| 128. | Saving of right of Central Government and municipalities to use wharves, etc., for collecting duties and of power of Customs Officers |
| 129. | Application of certain provisions of the Act to aircraft |
| 130. | Power to evict certain persons from the premises of Board |
| 131. | Alternative remedy by suit |
| 132. | Requirements as to publication of notifications, orders, etc., in the Official Gazette |
| 133. | Repeal |
| 134. | Power to remove difficulties |
