Inland Mechanically Propelled Vessels Act, 1917

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SECTIONS:
1. Short title and extent.
2. Definitions.
3. Mechanically propelled vessel not to proceed on voyage or to be used for service without certificate of survey.
4. Appointment of surveyors and places of survey.
5. Powers of surveyors.
6. Fees in respect of surveys.
7. Declaration of surveyor.
8. Sending of declaration by owner or master to Provincial Government.
9. Power for Provincial Government to grant or authorise the grant of certificates of survey.
10. Certificate of survey to be affixed in conspicuous part of mechanically propelled vessel.
10 A. Effect of certificates of survey.
11. Term of certificates of survey.
12. Renewal of certificate of survey.
13. Power for Provincial Government to suspend or cancel certificate of survey.
14. Power for Provincial Government to require delivery of expired or cancelled certificate.
15. Report of suspension or cancellation of certain certificates.
16. Power for Provincial Government to direct survey by two surveyors.
17. Power for Provincial Government to order a second survey.
18. Division of duties when two surveyors employed.
19. Power for Provincial Government to make rules as to surveys.
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20. Appointment of examiners.
21. Grant of masters', serangs', engineers' and engine drivers' certificates of competency.
22. Grant of masters', serangs', engineers' and engine drivers' certificates of service.
22 A. Licences.
23. Certificates to be made in duplicate.
24. Copy of certificate or licence to be granted in certain cases.
25. Certificates to be held by master and engineer of vessel of one hundred or more horse-power.
26. Certificates to be held by master and engineer of vessel of between forty and one hundred horse-power.
27. Certificates to be held by master and engineer of vessel of less than forty horse-power.
28. Power for Provincial Government to require master or engineer to hold certificate granted under Act in addition to other certificate.
29. Power for Provincial Government to make rules as to grant of certificates of competency.
30. Power for Provincial Government to make rules as to grant of certificates of service.
30 A. Power for Provincial Government to make rules as to grant of licences.
31. Area in which certificates of competency or service and licences shall have effect.
32. Report of casualties to be nearest police station.
33. Power for Provincial Government to appoint Court of investigation.
34. Power of Court of Investigation to inquire into charges of incompetency or misconduct.
35. Power for Provincial Government to direct Investigation otherwise than under section 33.
36. Person charged to be heard.
37. Assessors.
38. Powers of Courts as to evidence and regulation of proceedings.
39. Power of Court to effect arrest of witnesses by entry and detention of vessels.
40. Power of Court to commit for trial and to bind over witnesses.
41. Depositions of absent witnesses.
42. Report by Court to Provincial Government.
43. Court to exercise its powers independently of the assessors.
44. Power for Provincial Government to direct investigations into causes of explosions on mechanically propelled vessels.
45. Power for Provincial Government to suspend or cancel certificates in certain cases.
46. Obligation to deliver up suspended or cancelled certificate.
47. Report to other Provincial Government.
48. Power for Provincial Government to revoke suspension or cancellation and to grant new certificate.
49. Power for Provincial Government to declare dangerous goods.
50. Carriage of dangerous goods.
51. Power of owner or master of mechanically propelled vessel to throw overboard dangerous goods.
52. Power for Provincial Government to make rules for protection of mechanically propelled vessels from accidents.
53. Power for Provincial Government to make rules as to carriage of passengers in mechanically propelled vessels.
54. Power for Provincial Government to make rules for protection of passengers.
54 A. Power of Provincial Government to fix maximum and minimum rates for passenger fares and freight for goods.
54 A A. Publication of times of sailing, fares and freights.
54 B. Power to make rules providing for the appointment of Advisory Committees.
55. Penalty for making voyage without certificate of survey.
56. Penalty for neglect to affix certificate of survey in mechanically propelled vessel.
57. Penalty for neglect or refusal to deliver up certificate of survey.
58. Penalty for carrying excessive number of passengers on board.
59. Penalty for serving, or engaging a person to serve, as master or engineer without certificate.
60. Penalty for master failing to give notice of wreck or casualty.
61. Penalty for failing to deliver up suspended or cancelled certificate.
62. Penalty for talking or delivering or tendering for carriage dangerous goods on board mechanically propelled vessel without notice.
63. Penalty for misconduct or neglect endangering mechanically propelled vessel or life or limb.
64. Levy of the by distress of mechanically propelled vessel.
65. Jurisdiction of magistrate.
66. Place of trial.
67. Power for Provincial Government to make general rules.
68. Power for Provincial Government to modify application of Act to certain mechanically propelled vessels.
69. Exemption of His Majesty's and Government vessels.
70. Power for Provincial Government to define tidal water.
71. Fees recoverable as fines.
72. Certificated master of mechanically propelled vessels to be deemed pilots under section 31 of Act XV of 1908.
73. [Omitted.]
74. Publication of rules.
74 A. Appointment of Inland Waterways Control Board in emergency.
74 B. Control on Vessels as to routes and traffic.
74 C. Rules of business of Board.
74 D. Obligations of the owner of vessels.
74 E. Penalties.
75. [Repealed.]







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