section 3
Regulation of ferries and ferry boats.
The Jammu and Kashmir Ferry Boats Control Act, 1971Infrastructure19715 sections
Statutory text
- (1) If the 1[Government of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] is satisfied that for the safe transport of persons, animals and goods across a water-course, it is necessary to do so, it may, by a notified order, provide for regulating, prohibiting, restricting or otherwise controlling the operation of ferry boats over such water-course. (2)Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), an order thereunder may provide—
- (a) for regulating by permits and imposing conditions for operation of ferry boats over a water-course and for charging fee for such permits ;
- (b) for classification of ferry boats for purposes of transport of persons, goods and animals over a water-course ;
- (c) for controlling the fares and freights at which persons, goods and animals may be transported from one ferry to another ferry ;
- (d) rejecting any ferry boat or any class of ferry boats for operation over any water-course ;
- (e) for prohibiting the operation of any ferry boat or any class of ferry boats which in the opinion of the 1[Government of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] is unworthy or unfit for operation either generally or over a particular water-course ;
- (f) regulating the timings of operation of ferry boats over a watercourse ;
- (g) regulating transport of corpses or persons suffering from any infectious or contagious disease or goods likely to cause discomfort, injury or harm to passengers or animals ;
- (h) regulating the carriage and exhibition of lights by such ferry boats ;
- (i) regulating the conduct of passengers in such ferry boats ;
- (j) prescribing the equipment and the number of persons to ply or operate a ferry boat over a water-course ;
- (k) prescribing the conditions and terms on which the operation of ferry boats owned or engaged by the 1[Government of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir], may be leased out; and
- (l) regulating any other matter incidental or supplemental to the aforesaid powers.
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