Standing Order No. 1184/2020 of the Ports Department, Government of Gujarat dated 13th July, 2020 on the working of a wharf [C1B-FQ9]

Standing Order No. 1184/2020

GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT

Ports Department, Government of Gujarat

Gandhinagar, dated the 13th July, 2020

STANDING ORDER

To

All Surveyors,

Subject: The working of a wharf by owners of a wharf under the Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981 (Gujarat Act 30 of 1981), the Ports Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the working of a wharf by owners of a wharf.

2. The matter has been examined. Every owner of a wharf carrying on the working of a wharf shall make an application in Form 5 to the Inland Waterways Authority within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of fifty thousand rupees.

3. The Surveyor shall ensure that ship is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Inland Waterways Authority within fifteen days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Ports Department, Government of Gujarat.

(Secretary to Government)