Light House Act,1927

Act No : 17

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Section : Light-dues payable at one port recoverable at another.

16. Light-dues payable at one port recoverable at another. (1) If the master of any ship in respect of which any light-dues are payable at any port causes the ship to leave such port without having paid the same, the 1*[proper officer] at that port may by writing require the 1*[proper officer] at any other port in 2*[India] to which the ship may proceed or in which she may be to recover the dues remaining unpaid. (2) Any 1*[proper officer] to whom such a requisition is directed shall proceed to levy such sum as if it were payable under this Act at the port at which he is the 1*[proper officer], and a certificate by the 1*[proper officer] at the port at which the light-dues first became payable, stating the amount payable, shall be sufficient proof in any proceeding under section 13 or section 15 that such amount is payable.

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