Section 4, Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948 [S19-EF3]
As at 6 September 2026. In force from 21 June 1948.
4. Registration of ports authority.—(1) Every port authority shall, within seven days from the commencement of this Act or, where such person begins the working of a port after such commencement, within seven days from the date of such beginning, make an application for registration to the Director-General in Form 2, accompanied by a fee of ten thousand rupees. (2) The Director-General shall, on being satisfied that the application is in order, register the applicant and issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed. (3) No port authority shall carry on the working of a port unless registered under this section.
Defined terms in this text (2)
Director-General: Section 2, Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948 [S19ED7] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Director-General" means the Director-General of Shipping appointed under section 7
Director-General: 24 more definitions.
port: Section 2, Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948 [S19ED7] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force
port: 14 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (1)
Notification S.O. 226(E), dated 10th March, 1951 [N11-H8D], 10 March 1951, in force. The text contains "section 4 of the said Act".
Cited by (3)
Section 22, Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948 [S19-F1V], 21 June 1948, Band A. "section 4".
Section 27, Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948 [S19-F6N], 21 June 1948, Band A. "section 4".
Rule 3, Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act Rules, 1950 [S1A-BV2], 15 April 1950, Band A. "sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Act".
Not held (0)
none
Duties published under this section (1)
D10-EPR. Every port authority: Apply for registration in Form 2, fee ten thousand rupees; seven days from the commencement of the Act, or from beginning the activity; Form 2. Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record).