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REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 33a] NEW DELHI, MONDAY. DECEMBER 15,1975/AGRAHAYANA 24,1897

Separate paging is given to this Part In order that It ma; be filed

as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT

(Transport Wing)

NOTIFICATION

PORTS

New Delhi, the 15th December 1975

G.S.R. 585(E)..—The following draft of certain rules, which the Central Gov- ernment propose to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908) to regulate and preB- crilbe the fees on goods in transit at the Port of New Mangalore, is hereby published, as required by sub-section (2) of the said section for the Information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration¹ on or after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.

2, Any objections or suggestions which may toe received from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the period so specified will be considered by the Central Government.

DRAFT RULES

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the port of New Mangalore (Goods in Transit) Rules, 1975.

(2) They shall come into force

( 2405 )

IMPORTS

2. Free days.—Free days for import cargo, shall be admissible as follows:— (a) Three working days (excluding Sundays; and Port holidays) follow- ing the date of the complete discharge of the goods from the vessel on to jetties, quays or wharves, when goods are landed from the vessel into lighters, barges or other floating craft, the three work- ing days shall be calculated from the date of complete discharge of the goodsi from the lighters, barges or other floating craft on the jetties, quays or wharves.

(ib) In the case of salvaged goods, the free days shall be reckoned from the day following the date of notification of salvage by the Keceiver of Wrecks in the Official Gazette of Karnataka State.

3. Free periods.—The following free periods shall be allowed in addition to the free days—

(a) Periods during which goods are detained by the Collector of Cus- toms for examination under sub-section (3) and (4) of section 17, and for chemical test under section 144 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), other than the ordinary processes of appraisement and certified by the Collector of Customs to be not attributable to any fault or negligence on the part of importers, plus one working day. The Customs holidays shall also bo treated as free periods in addi- tion.

(Ib) Periods during which the goods are detailed by any Public Health Authority whether cleared or destrgyed.

4. Transit Fees.—Transit fees at the following rates shall be levied in res- pect of all goods left in¹ the Port's transit sheds or open space after the expiry of the free days and free periods till their delivery is effected:—

Imports:

Rate Classification

How charged

Per tonne per day

1st week

2nd week succeeding period

Rs. Ps. ,2-60 6'00 io-oo Goods left lying in the , transit sheds or in the open transit apace and on which wharfage dues are fixed on weight.

1st week

Per cubic metre per

GO

day.

2nd week

2-30 4-50 6-oo

succeeding period G.->ods left lying in the transit sheds or in the open space and on which wharfage dues are fixed on measurement.

per iooo litres

Cm)

per day

3.30 6-00 10'00

1st week and week succeeding period Liquid left lying in the transit sheds for in the open transit space and on which wharfage dues are fixed on liquid mea- sures.

i3o%cf

1st week

(fo)

the wharfage

dues 220 % of

Per each package or number per week or p&rt cf a week

and week

the Goods left lying in the transit sheds or in the open transit space and on which the rare of wharfage dues is fixed per each or by number

wharfage dues

succeeding

330% of the wharfage dues

NOTE: (a) In calculating the transit fees, the unit to be adopted shall be the one which more favourable to the Port.

(b) Fractions of .50 and albove of one unit will be rounded off as one and lesser fractions omitted. A minimum charge as for one unit shall be levied.

(c) Demurrage on tranship goods will also be charged at the above rates.

5. Reduction of Fees.—The fees prescribed in rule 4 may be reduced by half, if the goods lie in the open without any covering provided by the Port.

6. Survey of Goods.—If goods are detained for survey; then a period not ex- ceeding seven days excluding Sundays and Port holidays, from the date of com- pletion of discharge from the vessel may be excluded while calculating the transit fees, provided that the Roods are removed within twenty-four nours after the completion of the survey.

7. Unclaimed Goods.—Transit fees shall not be charged on unclaimed goods, provided that they are cleared within two months from the date of complete discharge of the vessel from which they were landed.

8. Empty or partially empty packages.—Transit fees shall be payable on packages landed empty or partially empty.

9. Transit fees on Sundays and Port holidays.—Once transit fees begin to accrue, no allowance shall be made far Sundays and Port holidays.

10. Delivery of goods.—Goods shall not be delivered to owners or consignees unless aU dues leviable thereon, including transit fees are paid.

11. Congestion of poods,—If at any time the Traffic Manager of the Port ap- prehends a serious congestion in the transit sheds or the transit area which may affect the rapid transit of goods through the Fort, he mav direct the owners or consignees of any specified goods to remove such goods from the Port pre- mises within a specified period. If the goods are not removed within such period the said Traffic Manager may cause them t0 be removed and restacked in any other place within the Port premises at the expense and the sole risk of the owners or consignees. Goods so removed shall be charged transit fees at the rates fur the third week under rule 4.

EXPORTS

12 Export cargo—No export cargo shall be admitted into the Port premises

exports.

13 Free days—Free days for export cargo shall be admissible as follows:-

'""I'j'^n s&s'sff xrtsS'&JrsJSF&si safe the transit area-

(ii) From the date the vessel is berthed for working cargo to the date the vessel completes loading.

(b) Salvaged ooods.—Three days (excluding Sundays and Port holidays) from the date on which the goods were actually salvaged.

shall also be allowed as a free day.

(2) In the "*e ol 8oods to. out by one ^ • f ^ ^c" & ^ § S i3

ss sasf srass- s : ^ SS ^°sus"ri=n" section 17 and for chemical test, 1ui "er s e™ £ appraisement and certified (52 of 1962), other than the ordinary P ' ^ s c s OT *PP or negligence

? Z S S f ^ e S o S S r p U⁰^ "wtkTA^^The Customs holidays shall

also be treated as free periods in addition.