Amendment of section 5 of Act I of 1917

Amendment of section 5 of Act I of 1917.—In section 5 of the principal Act, in its application to the State of Gujarat,—

1. (1) for the words "No inland steam-vessel" the words "Subject to the provisions of section 5A, no inland steam-vessel" shall be substituted;
2. (2) for the words "the inland steam-vessel" the words "the inland steam-vessel" shall be substituted;
3. (3) for the proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:— " Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any class of inland steam-vessels specified in the notification."