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Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
Chapter I: Preliminary
Chapter II: Board of Major Port Authority
- Section 3: Constitution and composition of Board of Major Port Authority
- Section 4: Qualifications of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Members of Board
- Section 5: Disqualification of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Member from office in certain circumstances
- Section 6: Term of office of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Members
- Section 7: Disclosure of interest
- Section 8: Resignation of Members
- Section 9: Removal from office of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Members
- Section 10: Filling of casual vacancies
- Section 11: Honorarium payable to Independent Members
- Section 12: Powers and duties of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Members
- Section 13: Meetings of Board
- Section 14: Committees of Board
- Section 15: Delegation of powers
- Section 16: Restriction of re-employment
- Section 17: Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Board
- Section 18: Power to make appointments
- Section 19: Authentication of orders and other instruments of Board
Chapter III: Management and Administration
- Section 20: List of staff of Board
- Section 21: Board to be deemed as successor of Board of Trustees of Major Port
- Section 22: Usage of port assets by Board
- Section 23: Procedure when immovable property cannot be acquired by agreement
- Section 24: Contracts by Board
- Section 25: Master Plan
- Section 26: Powers of Board in respect of planning and development
- Section 27: Scale of rates for assets and services available at Major Port
- Section 28: Board's lien for rates
- Section 29: Ship-owner's lien for freight and other charges
- Section 30: Sale of goods and application of sale proceeds in certain cases
- Section 31: Recovery of rates and charges by distraint of vessel
- Section 32: Application to Adjudicatory Board
Chapter IV: Power of Board of Major Port Authority in Respect of Loans and Securities
- Section 33: Power to raise loans and issue securities
- Section 34: Endorsements to be made on security itself
- Section 35: Endorser of security not liable for amount thereof
- Section 36: Recognition as holder of port securities in certain cases and legal effect thereof
- Section 37: Discharge in certain cases
- Section 38: Security for loans taken out by Boards of Major Port Authorities
- Section 39: Power of Board to repay loans to Government before due date
- Section 40: Establishment and application of sinking fund
- Section 41: Existing loans and securities to continue
- Section 42: General accounts of Board
- Section 43: Application of money in general accounts
- Section 44: Accounts and audit
Chapter V: Supervision of Central Government
- Section 45: Administration report
- Section 46: Power of Central Government to order survey or examination of works of Board
- Section 47: Power of Central Government to restore or complete works at cost of Board
- Section 48: Power of Central Government to take over management of Board
- Section 49: Laying of report
- Section 50: Power of Central Government to exempt from obligation to use port assets
- Section 51: Board not to sell, alienate or divest its assets, properties, rights, powers and authorisations without sanction of Central Government
- Section 52: Remedies of Government in respect of loans made to Board
- Section 53: Power of Central Government to issue directions
Chapter VI: Constitution of Adjudicatory Board
- Section 54: Constitution of Adjudicatory Board
- Section 55: Composition of Adjudicatory Board
- Section 56: Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer and members of Adjudicatory Board
- Section 57: Removal and suspension of Presiding Officer and members of Adjudicatory Board
- Section 58: Powers and functions of Adjudicatory Board
- Section 59: Bar of jurisdiction of any court
- Section 60: Review and appeal
- Section 61: Officers and employees of Adjudicatory Board
Chapter VII: Penalties
Chapter VIII: Miscellaneous
- Section 64: Cognizance of offences
- Section 65: Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 66: Employees of Board or Adjudicatory Board to be public servants
- Section 67: Application of other laws not barred
- Section 68: Power to evict certain persons from premises of Board
- Section 69: Alternate remedy by suit
- Section 70: Corporate Social Responsibility and development of infrastructure by Board
- Section 71: Power of Central Government to make rules
- Section 72: Power of Board to make regulations
- Section 73: Laying of rules and regulations
- Section 74: Power to remove difficulties
- Section 75: Repeal and savings
- Section 76: Transitional provision
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Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
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