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The Odisha Maritime Board Act, 2021

The Odisha Maritime Board Act, 2021

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This Act establishes the Odisha Maritime Board to manage ports and inland waterways within the state, excluding ports already controlled by the Government of India. It gives the Board corporate status to oversee administration, project implementation, and infrastructure development through public-private partnerships. This matters because it creates a dedicated administrative body to boost trade and logistics efficiency along Odisha’s non-major ports and inland water transport networks, ensuring organized development and revenue generation for the state.

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  1. 1. Short title, commencement and application
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment of Odisha Maritime Board
  4. 4. Disqualifications of members
  5. 5. Terms of office of members
  6. 6. Vacation of office by the members
  7. 7. Eligibility for re-appointment
  8. 8. Filling of vacancies
  9. 9. Absence of Chairperson
  10. 10. Meetings of the Board
  11. 11. Committees of the Board
  12. 12. Meeting of the Board or a Committee through video conferencing
  13. 13. Fees and allowances payable to the members
  14. 14. Members of the Board or the Committee not to vote in certain cases
  15. 15. Defects in appointment not to invalidate acts, etc.
  16. 16. Powers and Duties of the Chairperson and the Member Secretary
  17. 17. Delegation of powers
  18. 18. Powers and functions of the Board
  19. 19. Appointment of Staff
  20. 20. Property and contracts
  21. 21. Existing rates, etc. to be continued until altered by the Board
  22. 22. Repayment of capital with interest
  23. 23. Procedure when immovable property cannot be acquired by agreement
  24. 24. Contracts by the 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 the 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 the State 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 the 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.
  35. 35. Power to permit erection of private wharves, etc., within the limits of port.
  36. 36. Compensation payable in certain cases where use of any private wharf, etc., rendered unlawful.
  37. 37. Appointment of Port Facilities Security Officer
  38. 38. Scales of rates for services performed by the Board or other person
  39. 39. Scales of rates and statement of conditions for use of property belonging to the Board
  40. 40. Consolidated scales of rate for combination of services
  41. 41. Power to levy concessional rates in certain cases
  42. 42. Scales of rate and conditions
  43. 43. Power of the State Government to require modification or cancellation of rates
  44. 44. Exemption or remission of rates or charges
  45. 45. Refund of overcharges
  46. 46. Notice of Payment of charges short levied or erroneously refunded.
  47. 47. Time for payment of rates on goods.
  48. 48. Board’s lien for rates.
  49. 49. Ship owner’s lien on freight and other charges.
  50. 50. Sale of goods after two months if rates or rent are not paid or lien for freight is not discharged.
  51. 51. Disposal of goods not removed from premises of Board within the time limit.
  52. 52. Application of sale proceeds.
  53. 53. Recovery of rates and charges by detainment of vessel.
  54. 54. Grant of port clearance after payment of rates realization of damages, etc.
  55. 55. Powers to raise loans.
  56. 56. Board Securities.
  57. 57. Right of joint or several payees of securities.
  58. 58. Powers of one or two or more joint holders to grant receipt.
  59. 59. Endorsements to be made on the face of the Security.
  60. 60. Endorsement of security not liable for amount thereof.
  61. 61. Impression of signatures on securities.
  62. 62. Issue of duplicate security.
  63. 63. Issue of converted, consolidated or sub-divided securities.
  64. 64. Discharge in certain cases.
  65. 65. Security for loans taken by Board.
  66. 66. Remedies of State Government in respect of loans made to the Board.
  67. 67. Power of Board to repay loans before due date.
  68. 68. Establishment of sinking fund.
  69. 69. Investment and application of sinking fund
  70. 70. Examination of sinking fund
  71. 71. Power of the Board to raise loans on Short Term Bills
  72. 72. Power of the Board to take temporary loans or overdrafts
  73. 73. Power of the Board to borrow money from Foreign Lending Institutions
  74. 74. General Fund of the Board
  75. 75. Application of monies in General Fund
  76. 76. Power to transfer moneys from general account to specified particular account and vice versa
  77. 77. Establishment of Reserve Funds
  78. 78. Power to reserve Board’s securities on Board’s own investments
  79. 79. Prior approval of the State Government necessary to charge expenditure to capital account
  80. 80. Works requiring sanction of the Board or the State Government
  81. 81. Power of the Chief Executive Officer regarding execution of works
  82. 82. Power of the Board to compound or compromise claims
  83. 83. Writing off of losses
  84. 84. Powers of the Board as Conservator
  85. 85. Budget estimates
  86. 86. Preparation of supplemental estimates
  87. 87. Re-appropriation of amounts in estimates
  88. 88. Adherence to estimate except in emergency
  89. 89. Accounts and Audit
  90. 90. Preparation and submission of audit report
  91. 91. The Board to remedy defects and irregularities pointed out in audit report
  92. 92. State Government to decide on differences between Board and auditors
  93. 93. Annual administrative report
  94. 94. Submission of statements of income and expenditure to the State Government
  95. 95. Power of the State Government to supersede Board
  96. 96. Power of the State Government to give directions to the Board
  97. 97. Persons employed under this Act to be public servants for certain purposes
  98. 98. Penalty for contravention of Section 27 to 29 and 31
  99. 99. Penalty for setting up wharves, quays, etc., without permission
  100. 100. Penalty for evading rates
  101. 101. Recovery of value or damage to property of the Board.
  102. 102. Other offences.
  103. 103. Cognizance.
  104. 104. Offence by companies.
  105. 105. Constitution of State Ports Consultative Committee.
  106. 106. Local Advisory Committee.
  107. 107. Limitation of proceeding in respect of things done under this Act.
  108. 108. Protection of act done in good faith.
  109. 109. Power to make rules.
  110. 110. Power to make regulations.
  111. 111. Provisions with respect to regulations
  112. 112. Power of the State Government to direct regulations to be made or to make regulations
  113. 113. Power of the State Government to make first regulations
  114. 114. Posting of certain regulations, etc.
  115. 115. Application of the provisions of this Act to Aircraft
  116. 116. Power to remove difficulties
  117. 117. Repeal of Odisha Act 30 of 1962
  118. Definitions. Definitions (Section 2 inferred)

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