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The Karnataka Maritime Board Act, 2015

The Karnataka Maritime Board Act, 2015

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This Act establishes the Karnataka Maritime Board to oversee, regulate, and develop non-major ports, inland water transport, ferry services, and coastal protection works across Karnataka. It applies to non-major port authorities, vessel owners, cargo handlers, and maritime operators functioning within the state's maritime jurisdiction. By creating a dedicated statutory body, the law centralizes maritime planning, port administration, safety regulations, fee structures, and coastal infrastructure projects like fishery harbors and erosion control. This legislation matters because it modernizes regional maritime governance, promotes coastal trade and tourism, improves port efficiency, and ensures structured financial and operational management of Karnataka's coastline and navigable waterways.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, commencement and application.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Establishment of Karnataka Maritime Board.
  5. 4. Disqualifications of members.
  6. 5. Term of Office of Members.
  7. 6. Vacation of office of the Board’s members.
  8. 7. Eligibility of re-appointment
  9. 8. Filling of vacancies.
  10. 9. Absence of Chairman
  11. 10. Meetings of Board
  12. 11. Committee of the Board
  13. 12. Fees and allowances payable to members
  14. 13. Members of Board or Committee not to vote in certain cases
  15. 14. Defects in appointment not to invalidate acts, etc
  16. 15. Delegation of powers
  17. 16. Functions of the Board
  18. 17. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer and other officers.
  19. 18. Terms and conditions of the employees of the Board
  20. 19. Absorption of employees in to the Board service
  21. 20. Transfer of assets and liabilities of Government to Board.-
  22. 22. Repayment of Capital with interest.-
  23. 23. Procedure when immovable property cannot be acquired by agreement.-
  24. 24. Contracts by Board.-
  25. 25. Powers of the Board to execute works and provide appliances.-
  26. 26. Power of the Board in undertaking certain works.
  27. 27. Power of Board to order sea going vessel to use dock, wharves etc.
  28. 28. Accommodation for sea going vessels to use docks, wharves, etc.,
  29. 29. Power to order vessels not to come alongside of, or to be removed from docks, wharves etc.
  30. 30. Power of Government to exempt vessels from obligation to use wharves etc.,.
  31. 31. Board to declare when vessels other than sea going vessels compelled to use dock, wharves, etc.,.
  32. 32. Performance of services by Board or other person.
  33. 33. Responsibility of Board for loss, etc., of goods.
  34. 34. Accommodation to be provided for customs officers in wharves, etc., appointed under Customs Act, 1962
  35. 35. Power to permit erection of private wharves, etc., within the limits of port subject to conditions
  36. 36. Compensation payable in certain cases where use of any private wharf, etc.,
  37. 37. Scales of rates for services performed by board or other person.
  38. 38. Scale of rates and statement of conditions for use of property belonging to Board.
  39. 39. Consolidated rates of combination of services.
  40. 40. Power to levy concessional rates in certain cases.
  41. 41. Scale of rates and conditions.
  42. 42. Power of Government to require modification or cancellation of rates.
  43. 43. Remission of rates or charges.
  44. 44. Refund of overcharges.
  45. 45. Notice of payment of charges short levied or erroneously refunded.
  46. 46. Time for payment of rates on goods.
  47. 47. Boards lien for rates.
  48. 48. Ship owner’s lien for freight and other charges.
  49. 49. Sale of goods after two months if rates or rent are not paid or lien for freight is not discharged.
  50. 50. Disposal of goods not removed from premises of Board within time limit
  51. 51. Application of sale proceeds
  52. 52. Recovery of rates and charges by detainment of vessel
  53. 53. Grant of port clearance after payment of rates, realization of damages, etc.
  54. 54. Powers to raise loans
  55. 55. Board Securities.
  56. 56. Right of joint or several payees of securities.
  57. 57. Powers of one or two or more joint holders to grant receipt.
  58. 58. Endorsement to be made on security itself.
  59. 59. Endorsement of security and liable for amount thereof.
  60. 60. Issue of duplicate security.
  61. 61. Issue of converted, etc., securities.
  62. 62. Discharge in certain cases.
  63. 63. Security for loans taken by the Board.
  64. 64. Remedies of Government in respect of loans made to Board.
  65. 65. Power of Board to repay loans before due date.
  66. 66. Establishment of sinking fund.
  67. 67. Investment and application of sinking fund.
  68. 68. Examination of sinking fund.
  69. 69. Power of Board to raise loans on short Term Bills
  70. 70. Power of Board to take Temporary Loans or Over Drafts
  71. 71. Power of Board to borrow money from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or other Foreign Institutions
  72. 72. General Fund of the Board
  73. 73. Application of moneys in general accounts
  74. 74. Power to transfer moneys from general account to specified particular account and vice-versa.
  75. 75. Establishment of Reserve Funds.
  76. 76. Power to reserve Board’s securities on Board’s own investments.
  77. 78. Works requiring sanction of Board or Government.
  78. 79. Power of Chief Executive Officer as to execution of works.
  79. 80. The Power of Board to compound or compromise claims.
  80. 81. Writing off losses.
  81. 82. Powers etc., of Board as Conservator.
  82. 83. Budget estimates.
  83. 84. Preparation of supplemental estimates
  84. 85. Re-appropriation of amounts in estimates
  85. 86. Adherence to estimate except in emergency.
  86. 87. Duty of board to meet liability towards salaries, allowances, pensions etc.,
  87. 88. Accounts and audit.
  88. 89. Publication of audit report.
  89. 90. Board to remedy defects and irregularities pointed out in audit report
  90. 91. Government to decide difference between Board and auditors
  91. 92. Administration report
  92. 93. Submission of Statements of income and expenditure to Government
  93. 94. Power of Government to supersede Board
  94. 95. Power of Government to give directions to Board.
  95. 96. Persons employed under this Act to be public servants for certain purposes
  96. 97. Penalty for contravention of sections 27, 28, 29 and 31
  97. 98. Penalty for setting up wharves, quays, etc., without permission
  98. 99. Penalty for evading rates etc.
  99. 100. Recovery of value or damage to property of Board
  100. 101. Person interested in contracts, etc., with the Board to be deemed to have committed an offence under section 168 of the Indian Penal Code
  101. 102. Other offences
  102. 103. Cognizance of offences
  103. 104. Offence by companies
  104. 105. Constitution of State Ports Consultative Committee
  105. 106. Local Advisory Committee.
  106. 107. Limitation of proceedings in respect of things done under this Act
  107. 108. Protection of action done in good faith
  108. 109. Power of the Government to make rules.
  109. 110. General power to make regulation
  110. 111. Provisions with respect to regulations.
  111. 112. Power of Government to direct regulations to be made or to make regulations.
  112. 113. Power of Government to make first regulations.
  113. 114. Power of the Government to limit regulatory functions of the Board.
  114. 115. Posting of certain regulations, etc.
  115. 116. Saving of right of Government and municipal Council to use wharves, etc., for collection of duties and power of Customs officer.
  116. 117. Application of provisions of Act to aircraft.
  117. 118. Power to remove difficulties.
  118. 119. Repeal and savings.

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