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- Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 19971
- Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act, 20021
- Finance Act, 20100
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Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948: sections with instruments beneath them (3)
Text
Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 [A10-C58]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 16 November 1948.
Sections (38)
Chapter I. PRELIMINARY
Chapter II. DIRECTOR-GENERAL
Chapter III. REGULATION OF THE OPERATION OF A VESSEL
Chapter IV. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Chapter V. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement [S19-MHX]
Section 2. Definitions [S19-MJV]
Section 3. Appointment of Director-General [S19-MKS]
Section 4. Registration of ports authority [S19-MMQ]
Section 5. Prohibition of the business of a shipping agent without licence [S19-MNN]
Section 6. Grant of licence [S19-MPK]
Section 7. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns [S19-MQH]
Section 8. Powers of Principal Officer [S19-MRF]
Section 9. Power to issue directions [S19-MSD]
Section 10. Power to exempt [S19-MTB]
Section 11. Registration of owners of a vessel [S19-MV9]
Section 12. Prohibition of the command of a ship without licence [S19-MW7]
Section 13. Grant of licence [S19-MX5]
Section 14. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns [S19-MY3]
Section 15. Powers of Principal Officer [S19-MZ1]
Section 16. Power to issue directions [S19-N0Y]
Section 17. Power to exempt [S19-N1W]
Section 18. Registration of seamans [S19-N2T]
Section 19. Prohibition of the working of a port without licence [S19-N3R]
Section 20. Grant of licence [S19-N4P]
Section 21. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns [S19-N5M]
Section 22. Powers of Principal Officer [S19-N6J]
Section 23. Power to issue directions [S19-N7G]
Section 24. Power to exempt [S19-N8E]
Section 25. Registration of shippings agent [S19-N9C]
Section 26. Prohibition of the operation of a vessel without licence [S19-NAA]
Section 27. Grant of licence [S19-NB8]
Section 28. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns [S19-NC6]
Section 29. Powers of Principal Officer [S19-ND4]
Section 30. Power to issue directions [S19-NE2]
Section 31. Power to exempt [S19-NF0]
Section 32. Penalty for contravention [S19-NGV]
Section 33. Offences by companies [S19-NHS]
Section 34. Appeal [S19-NJZ]
Section 35. Cognizance of offences [S19-NKX]
Section 36. Protection of action taken in good faith [S19-NMK]
Section 37. Power to make rules [S19-NNH]
Section 38. Power to remove difficulties [S19-NPQ]
Made under
No recital of a power is printed.
Acts on (0)
none
Acted on by (4)
Amends: Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act (Amendment) Act, 1974 [A10-Q8H], 22 July 1974. "section 34 of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948)".
Exempts: Notification S.O. 1132(E), dated 9th October, 1954 [N11-KDF], 9 October 1954. "section 4 of the said Act".
Amends: Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act (Amendment) Act, 2019 [A11-NWW], 27 February 2019. "section 28 of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948)".
Exempts: Notification S.O. 582(E), dated 7th January, 1950 [N11-GRC], 7 January 1950. "section 4 of the said Act".
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