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Legislative Enactments
MASTERS ATTENDANT
Marginal Notes
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Masters Attendant Ordinance.*(* All references in this Ordinance to Master Attendant shall be read as a reference to the Ports Authority in its application to any " specified port", within the meaning of section 2 of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Act See section 86 (3) thereof.)
2. Minister to declare ports to be brought under the Ordinance, and to define and vary their limits.
3. Port rules.
4. Master Attendant may give directions for certain specific purposes.
5. Penalties For disobedience to Master Attendant.
6. Master Attendant to appoint place for anchorage.
7. Master Attendant may go on board any vessel in discharge of his duty.
8. Master Attendant to give assistance to ships in distress.
9. Flag to be hoisted when passage to or from ships dangerous.
10. Any floating timber. & c. or obstruction on shore, to be removed at expense of owner.
11. Penalties for causing obstruction or public nuisance.
12. Master Attendant may raise any wreck impeding navigation.
13. Expenses of removal.
14. Passenger and cargo boats to be licensed.
15. Penalty on tindals and boatmen of licensed boats for misconduct.
16. Penalty on employment of unlicensed boats.
17. Where specification of description, & c.. of packages necessary
18. Number of boat to be painted thereon.
19. Licensed boat to be always seaworthy.
20. Owners of licensed boats to keep two boats always ready for service in the night time.
21. Penalty on throwing ballast & c., overboard.
22. Ship losing anchor to give notice to master amendment.
23. When share of value of lost anchor to be paid to Master Attendant or other person recovering it.
24. Anchor not claimed within twelvemonths to become the property of the State.
25. Penalty on master, person in charge of a vessel or other person offending against this Ordinance.
26. Vessels not to obtain clearance until all charges are paid.
27. Ordinance not to extend to vessels in the service of the Republic and to vessels of war belonging to any foreign state.
28. Removing stones. & c, or injuring shores, prohibited.
29. Damage to harbour, & c.
30. Offences against this Ordinance, and debts due thereunder, to be respectively punishable and recoverable in Magistrates' Courts and Primary Courts.
31. Prohibition of diving for money.
32. Interpretation,