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Ferries Act, 1878
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SECTIONS:
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1.
Short title.
Local extent.
Commencement.
2.
[Repealed.]
3.
Interpretation-clause.
3A.
Definition.
PART II
PUBLIC FERRIES
4.
Power to declare, establish, define and discontinue public ferries.
5.
Claims for compensation.
6.
Superintendence of public ferries.
7.
Management may be vested in municipality.
7A.
Management may be vested in District Council or District or Local Board.
8.
Letting ferry tolls by auction.
9.
Recovery of arrears from lessee.
10.
Power to cancel lease.
11.
Surrender of lease.
12.
Power to make rules.
13.
Private ferry not to ply within two miles of public ferry without sanction.
14.
Person using approaches, etc., liable to pay toll.
15.
Tolls.
16.
Table of tolls.
List of tolls.
17.
Tolls, rents, compensation and fines are to form part of revenues of province.
18.
Compounding for tolls.
PART III
PRIVATE FERRIES
19.
Power to make rules.
20.
Tolls.
PART IV
PENALTIES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
21.
Penalty for breach of provisions as to table of tolls, list of tolls and return of traffic.
22.
Penalty for taking unauthorized toll, and for causing delay.
23.
Penalty for breach of rules made under sections 12 and 19.
24.
Cancelment of lease on default or breach of rules.
25.
Penalties on passengers offending.
26.
Penalty for maintaining private ferry within prohibited limits.
27.
Fines payable to lessee.
28.
Penalty for rash navigation and stacking of timber.
29.
Power to arrest without warrant.
30.
Power to try summarily.
31.
Magistrate may assess damage done by offender.
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS
32.
Power to take possession of boats, etc., on surrender or cancellation of lease.
33.
Similar power in cases of emergency.
34.
Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred.
35.
Delegation of powers.
36.
[Repealed.]
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