The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 432] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1983/KARTIKA 12, 1905
2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II~SBC. 3(i)]MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT
(Ports Wing)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd November, 1983
G.S.R. 823 (E).—Whereas the draft of certain rules to amend the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Compulsory Piletage of, and levy of Piletage Fees, etc. on certain vessels Entering or Departing from the Port of Port Blair) Amendment Rules, 1983, was published as required by sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908) in the Gazete of India, Part n, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 4th April, 1983 under the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Shipping and Transport (Ports Wing) G.S.R. No. 314(E) dt. 4th April, 1983 inviting obecjtions and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby till the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date of publication of the said notification in the Official Gazette;
And whereas the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 11th April, 1983;
And whereas no obejetions or suggestions have been received from the public within the period aforesaid;
Now, therefore, hi exercise of the powers con- ferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :—
1.(1) Thes& rules may be called the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Compulsory Piletage of, and levy of Pilotage Fees, etc. on certain Vessels Entering or Departing from the Port of Port Blair) Amend- ment Rules, 1983.
(ii) They shall come into force on the date of
their publication in the official Gazette.
2. In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Com- pulsory Pilotage of, and levy of Pilotage Fees, etc. on certain Vessels Entering or Departing from the Port of Port BJair Rules, 1976,—
(i) in rule 2, the following proviso shall be
added, namely :—
"Provided that the Conservator of the Port may, in the event of his inability to provide the services of pilot, due to reasons beyond his control, exempt a vessel from the requirement of the said compulsory pilotage of vessels".
(ii) in rule 6, for sub-rule (2), the following
shall be substituted, namely :—
"(2) On receipt of such requirement, the Conservator of the Port shall arrange to provide a pliot to the vessel con- cerned, except in cases when exemp- tion is considered necessary under proviso to rule 2".
[No. FWJPGL-42J79] D. K. JAIN, Jt. Secy.