Inland Vessels Act, 1917
No: 1 Dated: Feb, 07 1917
Inland Vessels Act, 1917
-: PRELIMINARY :-
1. Short title and extent.—(1) This Act may be called the [Inland Vessels] Act, 1917.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
2. Definitions.— [1] In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context.—
[(a) “inland vessel” or “inland mechanically propelled vessel” means a mechanically propelled vessel, which ordinarily plies on inland water, but does not include fishing vessel and a ship registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958);
(b) “inland water” means—
(i) any canal, river, lake or other navigable water within a State,
(ii) any area of any tidal water deemed to be the inland to be smooth and partially by the Central Government under section 70,
(iii) waters declared by the Central Government to be smooth and partially smooth waters under clause (41) of section 3 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958);
(c) “mechanically propelled vessel” means every description of vessel propelled wholly or in part by electricity, steam or other mechanical power including dumb vessel towed by mechanically propelled vessel and vessel propelled by outboard motor;]
[(d)] “passenger” includes any person carried in a 10[mechanically propelled vessel] other than the master and crew and the owner, his family and servants;
[(e)] “prescribed” means prescribed by any rule under this Act;
[(a) “inland vessel” or “inland mechanically propelled vessel” means a mechanically propelled vessel, which ordinarily plies on inland water, but does not include fishing vessel and a ship registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958);
(b) “inland water” means—
(i) any canal, river, lake or other navigable water within a State,
(ii) any area of any tidal water deemed to be the inland to be smooth and partially by the Central Government under section 70,
(iii) waters declared by the Central Government to be smooth and partially smooth waters under clause (41) of section 3 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958);
(c) “mechanically propelled vessel” means every description of vessel propelled wholly or in part by electricity, steam or other mechanical power including dumb vessel towed by mechanically propelled vessel and vessel propelled by outboard motor;]
[(d)] “passenger” includes any person carried in a 10[mechanically propelled vessel] other than the master and crew and the owner, his family and servants;
[(e)] “prescribed” means prescribed by any rule under this Act;