The Inland Vessels Act

Inland mechanically propelled vessel not to proceed on voyage or to be used for service without certificate of surve

Appointment of surveyors and places of survey

Powers of surveyors

Fees in respect of surveys

Declaration of surveyor

Sending of declaration by owner or master to State Government

Power for State Government to grant or authorise the grant of certificates of survey

Temporary permit

Certificate of survey to be affixed in conspicuous part of mechanically propelled vessel

Effect of certificates of survey

Term of certificates of survey

Renewal of certificates of survey

Power for State Government to suspend or cancel certificate of survey

Power for State Government to require delivery of expired or cancelled certificate

Report of suspension or cancellation of certain certificates

Power for State Government to direct survey by two surveyors

Power for State Government to order a second survey

Division of duties when two surveyors employed

Power for State Government to make rules as to surveys


SURVEY OF INLAND MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VESSELS


(1) The State Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette,--

(a) declare such places, within the territories under its administration, as it thinks fit, to be places
of survey, and

(b) appoint so many persons to be surveyors at the said places as it thinks fit, for the purposes of
this Act.

(2) Every surveyor shall, for the purposes of any survey made by him, be deemed to be a public
servant within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

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# 4 Appointment of surveyors and places of survey