67. Power for State Government to make general rules.—(1) The State Government may, make
rules to carry out the purposes of this Act not otherwise specially provided for.
(2) Any rule made under this section may contain a provision that any person committing
a breach of it shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six
months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
68. Power for State Government to modify application of Act to certain inland
mechanically propelled vessels.—The State Government may, 4
*** by notification in the
Official Gazette, declare that all or any of the provisions of 5
[Chapters II, IIA and III] shall not
1. Ins. by Act 26 of 1951, s. 7.
2. Section 63A renumbered as section 63D thereof by Act 35 of 1977, s. 30 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
3. Subs. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 5, for “steam-vesse1” (1-5-1978).
4. The words “with the previous sanction of the G.G. in C.” rep. by the A.O. 1937.
5. Subs. by Act 26 of 1951, s. 8, for “Chapters II and III”.
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apply in the case of any specified class of 1
[mechanically propelled vessels], or shall apply to
them with such modifications as may be specified in the notification„
2
[69. Exemption to Government vessels from fees.—The State Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, exempt all or any mechanically propelled vessel belonging to or in the service
of Government from payment of any fees payable by or under this Act.]
70. Power for Central Government to define tidal water.—The 3
[Central Government] may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, define how much of any tidal water shall be deemed to be an inland
water for the purposes of this Act.
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71. Fees recoverable as fines.—All fees payable under this Act may be recovered as fines under this
Act.
72. Certificated masters of inland mechanically propelled vessels to be deemed pilots under
section 31 of Act 15 of 1908.—(1) Subject to the provisions of section 31, every master of an inland
5
[mechanically propelled vessel] who possesses a master‟s certificate granted under this Act and in
force shall, in ports to which section 31 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908, has been extended, be deemed,
for the purposes of that section, to be the pilot of the 5
[mechanically propelled vessel] of which he is
in charge.
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7
[72A. Endorsement of certificates and licences granted in Bangladesh.—Any certificate or
licence granted by the 8
[Government 9
[of Bangladesh]] in accordance with the provisions of any law
law for the time being in force in 10[that country], corresponding to the provisions of Chapter II or
Chapter III of this Act may, on payment of the fees prescribed for the grant of a similar certificate or
licence under this Act, be endorsed by—
(a) the Government of any State in India, or
(b) with the general or special sanction of the Government of such State, by any
authority competent to grant a similar certificate or licence under this Act,
and upon any such certificate or licence being so endorsed, it shall have effect as if it had been granted
under this Act.]
73. [Application of Act to vessels propelled by electricity or other mechanical power.]
Omitted by the Inland Steam-Vessels (Amendment) Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), s. 33 (w.e.f. 1-5-
1978).
74. Publication of rules.—(1) The power to make rules conferred 11 [on the Central
Government or a State Government] by this Act is subject to the condition of the rules being
made after previous publication.
(2) All such rules shall, when made, be published in the Official Gazette, an d shall
thereupon have effect as if enacted in this Act.
12[(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as
may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament. while it is in session, for a total
period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive
1. Subs. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 5, for “steam-vessels” (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
2. Subs. by s. 31, ibid., for section 69 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
3. Subs. by Act 38 of 1950, s. 2, for “State Government”.
4.The proviso omitted by Act 38 of 1950, s. 2.Earlier inserted by the A.O. 1937.
5. Subs. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 5, for “steam-vessel” (w,e.f. 1-5-1978).
6. Sub-section (2) omitted by the A.O. 1948.
7. Ins. by Act 58 of 1949, s. 2.
8. These words shall stand unmodified, vide the A.O. 1950.
9. Subs. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 32, for “of a province in Pakistan” (w.e.f 1-5-1978).
10. Subs. by s. 32, ibid., for “that Dominion” (w.e.f. 21-2-2008).
11. Subs. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 34, for “on a State Government” (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
12. Ins. by s. 34, ibid. (w.e.f 1-5-1978).
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sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the
successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or
both Houses agree that4he rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only
in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously
done under that rule.]
1
[(4) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may
may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.]
2
[75. Repeal and saving.—(1) If immediately before the day on which this Act comes into
force in 3
[the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in
a Part B State], there is in force in 4
[those territories] any law which corresponds to this Act,
such corresponding law shall, on that day, stand repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken in the exercise of any
powers conferred by such corresponding law shall be deemed to have been done or taken in
the exercise of the powers conferred by this Act, and any penalty incurred or pr oceeding
commenced under such corresponding law shall be deemed to be a penalty incurred or
proceeding commenced under this Act, as if this Act were in force on the day on which such
thing was done, action taken, penalty incurred, or proceeding commenced.]