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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF
LIGHTHOUSES & LIGHTSHIPS
NOIDA
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No.84 NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1985/AGRAHAYANA 18, 1999
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1. (1) This Act may be called the Lighthouse Short title and
(Amendment) Act, 1985. commencement.
Shall come into force on such date as
the Central Government may, by notification-
in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In Section 2 of the Lighthouse Act, 1927 Amendment of
(hereinafter referred to as the principal Section 2.
Act), after clause (hh), the following clause
shall be inserted, namely:-
‘(hha) “ship” includes a sailing vessel’.
3. In section 3 of the principal Act, for Amendment of
Clauses (b), (c) and (d), the following Section 3.
Clauses shall be substituted, namely:-
“(b) appoint a person to be the Director of
Lighthouses and Lighthouses in each District;
TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii) OF THE
EXTRA-ORDINARY GAZETTE OF INDIA ON 27TH JANUARY, 1986.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
DEPARTMENT OF SURFASCE TRANSPORT
(SHIPPING WING)
…
NEW DELHI, 27TH January 1986.
NOTIFICATION
(LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTHIPS)
F.No.SW/LPL-4/77-SL)
(A.P. SINGH)
JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT.OF INDIA
To
The Manager,
Govt.of India Press,
Ring Road, New Delhi.
(D.D. SOOD)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of
India
PRELIMINARY
1. (1) This Act may be called the Lighthouse Act, 1927
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central
Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
appoint.
Definitions
Appointment of Officers
Advisory Committee
4. (1) The Central Government shall appoint a Central
Advisory Committee and shall consult it in regard to-
(a) The erection or position or Lighthouses of any
works pertaining thereto;
(b) Additions to, or the alteration or removal or,
lighthouses;
(c) The variation of the character of any lighthouse
or of the mode of use thereof;
(d) The cost of any proposals relating to
lighthouse, or
(e) The making or alteration of any rules or rates
of dues under this Act.
(2) The Central Government may, if it thinks fit, appoint
an Advisory Committee for any district for the purpose of
advising in regard to any of the matters specified in sub-section
(1) in so far as the interest of the district are affected thereby.
(3) Advisory Committee shall consist of persons
representing interests affected by this Act or having special
knowledge of the subject matter thereof.
(4) No act or proceeding of the Advisory Committee shall
be invalidated merely by reason of-
(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in constitution of,
the Advisory Committee;
(b) any defect in appointment of a person acting
as a member of the Advisory Committee; or
(c) any irregularity in the procedure of the
Advisory Committee not affecting the merits of the case.
GENERAL LIGHTHOUSES
LOCAL LIGHTHOSUES
LIGHT-DUES
Ascertainment of tonnage
Refusal of port-clearance
Accounts ect.
20(A) The Central Govt. may, by order, direct that any power,
authority or jurisdiction, exercisable by it under any of the
preceding provisions of that Act shall, subject to such
conditions and restrictions as may be specified in the
direction, be exercisable also by the Director General of
Shipping, appointed under Section 44 of the Indian
Merchant Shipping Act, 1923.
RULES
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
New Delhi,the
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in
the Official Gazette.
Note:
3. In Schedule-I to the said rules, for Item (a) relating to the List of
General Lighthouses, the following Schedule shall be substituted,
namely: -
1. JAKHAU
2. CHHACHHI
3. MANDVI Lighthouses and DNC
4. MANDVI BREAK WATER HEAD
5. RAWAL PIR TOMB
6. NAVINAL POINT
7. MUNDRA NEW PORT
8. JODIYA BANDAR
9. MUNGRA REEF
10. NAVALAKHI
11. ROZI KALYAN
12. ROZI JETTY HEAD
13. BEDI BANDAR
14. PIROTAN ISLAND OFF N.E. POINT ( MAVADI)
15. PIROTAN ISLAND N.E. POINT
16. KALUBHAR TAPU
17. CHANK TAPU
18. BURAL REEF
19. SAMIYANI ISLAND. NORTH
20. SAMIYANI ISLAND. CENTRE
21. OKHA (HUMANI POINT) LIGHTHOUSE AND D.G.P.S.
22. KACHCHIGARH
23. DWARKA POINT
24 NAVADRA
25. PORBUNDER
26. NAVIBUNDER
27 MANGROL
28. VERAVAL LIGHTHOUSE AND LORAN ‘C‘
29. BHIRBHNJAN BEACON.
30. DIU HEAD
31. NAWABANDAR
32. SIMMAR
33. SAIYAD RAJPARA
34. JAFRABAD
35. JAFRABAD AUX. LIGHT
36. SAVAI BET
37. SAVAI BET AUX.
38. JEGRI ISLAND
39. JHANJHMER
40. GOPNATH POINT
41. ALANG
42. PIRAM ISLAND
43. GOGHA BANDAR
44. RUVAPARI
45. JOHNSTON POINT
46. BHAVNAGAR OLD PORT
47. PERIGEE LT. VESSEL
48. NALIYA DNC
49. DHUVAV DNC
50. KURANGA DNC
51. SIRVA MONITOR
52. DHRANGDHRA LORAN ‘C ‘
53. BILLIMORA LORAN ‘C’
1. LUHARA POINT
2. HAZIRA (SUVALI PT.)
3. WASI BORSI
4. KANAI CREEK
5. VALSAD KHARI
6. UMARGAM
7. TARAPUR POINT
8. TARAPUR AUX. LIGHT
9. ARNALA
10. UTTAN Lighthouse and DGPS
11. CHAUL KADU REEFS
12. KORLAI FORT
13. NANWEL POINT
14. NANWEL PT. AUX. LIGHT
15. TOLKESHWAR PT.
16. JAIGARH
17. RATNAGIRI
18. RATNAGIRI AUX. LIGHT
19. WAGAPUR PT. (RAJAPUR BAY)
20. DEVGARH HARBOUR (NW OF PORT)
21. VENGURLA ROCKS
22. VENGURLA POINT
23. AGUADA LH & DGPS
24. ST. GEORGE ISLAND
25. OYSTER ROCKS
26. BHATKAL NORTH OF PORT
27. BHATKAL AUX. LIGHT Lighthouse and DGPS
28. KAP
29. SURATKAL POINT
30.
1. KASARGOD
2. KOTTE KAMAN MOUNT DILLI
3. CANNANORE
4. KADALUR POINT
5. BAYPORE
6. PONNANI
7. CHETWAI
8. AZHIKODE Lighthouse and DGPS
9. VYPIN (COCHIN)
10. MANAKKODAM
11. CHET LATH ISLAND
12. BITRA ISLAND
13. KILTAN ISLAND NORTH END
14. KILTAN ISLAND
15. KADMAT ISLAND
16. AMINI ISLAND
17. AGATI ISLAND
18. ANDROTH ISALND EAST END
19 ANDROTH ISALND WEST END
20. KAVARATTI ISLAND
21. VALIYAKARA ISLAND
22. THIINNAKARA ISLAND
23. SUHELIPAR ISLAND
24. KALPENI ISLAND
25. MINICOY ISLAND LH & DGPS
1. ALLEPPEY
2. KOVIL THOTTAM
3. TANGASSERI POINT (QUILON)
4. ANJENGO
5. VILINJAM
6. MUTTAM POINT
7. KANYA KUMARI (CAPE COMORIN)
8 MANAPPAD POINT
9. PANDIYAN TIVU
10. KILAKKARAI
11. POINT CALIMERE
12. KODIKKARAI
13. NAGAPATTINAM
14. PORTO NOVO
15. PONDICHERRY Lighthouse and DGPS
16. MAHABALIPUR
17. MADRAS
18. PULICAT
1 ARMAGAON
2 KRISHNAPATNAM
3 RAMAYAPATNAM
4 NAGAYALANKA
5 MACHILIPATNAM
6 ANTERVEDI
7. SAACREMANTO
8. PENTAKOTA
9. PUDIMADAKA
10. DOLPHIN’S NOSE Lighthouse and DGPS
11. SANTAPILLE
1. KALINGAPATNAM
2. GOPALPUR
3. PURI
4. CHANDRABHAGA
5. PARADIP
6. PATPUR LORAN ‘C’
7. FALSE POINT
8. BALASUR LORAN ‘C’ MASTER STATION
9. DARIAPUR
10. DIAMOND HARBOUR LORAN ‘C’
11. SAGAR ISLAND DGPS
12.
PORT BLAIR LIGHTHOUSE DISTRICT
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISALNDS
1. EAST ISLAND
2. NARCONDAM ISALND
3. PORT CORNWALLIS (BORUNG)
4. INTERVIEW ISLAND
5. NORTH BUTTON ISLAND
6. MIDDLE BUTTON ISLAND
7. SOUTH BUTTON ISLAND
8. STRAIT ISLAND
9. ANDMAN STRAIT E. ENTRANCE
10. WILSON
11. SIR HUGH ROSE ISLAND
12. NORTH POINT (PORT BLAIR)
13. RUTLAND ISLAND
14. NORTH CINQUI ISLAND
15. NORTH END
16. NORTH BROTHER
17. SOUTH SENTINEL
18. KEATING POINT Lighthouse and DGPS
19. BATTIMALV
20. CHOWRA ISALND
21. BOMPOKA ISLAND
22. CAPE CANNAUGHT
23. KATCHAL ISLAND EAST BAY
24. KATCHAL ISLAND WEST BAY
25. PULO MILOW
26. INDIRA POINT
27. TILLANCHANG
28. KABRA ISLAND
29. LITTLE ANDMAMAN
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