THE MAJOR PORT TRUSTS ACT, 1963
                                                                                                   [Act No. 38 of 1963 dated 16th. October, 1963]

CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY
 
1. Short title commencement and application
2. Definitions
 
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
16[14 A. 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
 
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
35[27. Power to create posts
28 Power to make regulations
 
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
 
CHAPTER V : WORKS AND SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED AT PORTS
 
35. Power of Board to execute works and provide appliances
43[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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