Section 4, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 [S19-MMQ]

As at 6 September 2026. In force from 16 November 1948.

In Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 [A10-C58]. This text from 16 November 1948. No other text held.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 4, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 [S19-MMQ]. Machine: S19-MMQ.

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, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 [S19MJV] (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, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 [S19MJV] (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 (2)

Notification S.O. 582(E), dated 7th January, 1950 [N11-GRC], 7 January 1950, in force. The text contains "section 4 of the said Act".

Notification S.O. 1132(E), dated 9th October, 1954 [N11-KDF], 9 October 1954, in force. The text contains "section 4 of the said Act".

Cited by (3)

Section 32, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 [S19-NGV], 16 November 1948, Band A. "section 4".

Section 37, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 [S19-NNH], 16 November 1948, Band A. "section 4".

Rule 3, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act Rules, 1950 [S1A-DWM], 17 June 1950, Band A. "sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Act".

Not held (0)

none

Duties published under this section (1)

D10-FE9. 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).