The 1[Karnataka] Ports (Landing and Shipping Fees) Act, 1961
The 1[Karnataka] Ports (Landing and Shipping Fees) Act, 1961
The Karnataka Ports (Landing and Shipping Fees) Act, 1961 empowers the state government of Karnataka to levy, collect, and revise fees on passengers, goods, animals, vehicles, and auxiliary services across all non-major ports in the state. It applies to vessel owners, passengers, importers, exporters, and cargo agents utilizing port facilities. The law authorizes port officers to detain and sell unclaimed or fee-defaulting goods and mandates compensation for accidental damage to port structures. By consolidating all collected fees into dedicated port fund accounts, the Act ensures continuous revenue to fund administrative costs, enhance storage infrastructure, improve passenger facilities, and upgrade port operations.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application.
- 2. Act came into force on 15
- 3. Levy of fees on goods Shipped, etc., -(1)
- 4. Powers and duties under this Act by whom to be exercised and performed.
- 5. Detention of goods until payment of fees made.
- 6. Liability of owner causing damage to pier, jetty, etc.
- 7. Expenditure of fees received under this Act.
- 8. Port Fees Fund Account.
- 9. Grouping of ports.
- 10. Rules.
- 11. Offences by companies, etc.
- 12. Effect of Act.
- 13. Protection of officers, etc.
- 14. Repeal and savings.
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