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Powers of Board to order sea-going vessels to use docks wharves etc – (1) When any dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty or pier erected at any port or port approaches under the provisions of this Act has been completed with sufficient warehouses, sheds and appliances for receiving, landing or shipping goods or passengers from and upon sea-going vessels, the Board after the Custom Cargo Service Provider obtains the approval of the Commissioner of Customs and by notification published in three consecutive issues of the Official Gazette, declare that such dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty, pier or place of anchorage is ready for receiving, landing and shipping or for landing or for shipping goods or passengers from and upon sea-going vessels: Provided that the Board shall ensure that prior to such notifications, the provisions of sections 29 and 33 of the Customs Act, 1962 shall be complied with which provides that the person-in-charge of a vessel shall not cause or permit the vessel to call at any place other than a Customs Port and that unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods shall not take place in any place other than a place approved under clause (a) of section 8 of the said Act for the unloading or loading of such goods, except with the permission of the proper officer. (2) As from the date of the publication of such notification for the third time, it shall be lawful for the Board, from time to time, when there is room at such dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty or pier, to order to come alongside of such dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty, pier or place of anchorage for the purpose of landing and shipping goods or passengers or for landing or for shipping the same any seagoing vessel within the port or port approaches which has not commenced to discharge goods or passengers or which being about to take in goods or passengers has not commenced to do so: Provided that before making such order the Board shall have regard, as far as possible, to the convenience of such vessel and of the shippers in respect of the use of any particular dock, berth, wharf, quay, stage, jetty, pier or place of anchorage including mid operation: Provided further that if the Board is not the Conservator of the port, the Board shall not itself make the order as aforesaid but shall require the Conservator of the Port or other person exercising the rights, powers and authorities of the Conservator of the Port to make such order.