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[ Penalty for carrying passengers, etc., without licence.] Rep. 1Bom. 12 of 1942. 20[14A. Penalty for conveying passengers etc. along river etc. near toll bridge] Deleted by Bom. 60 of 1959, s. 4 (j) 21[14B. (1) Any person who shall convey 22[whether for hire or not, on any river, stream, creek, tank, lake or other collection of water affording passage for & vessel any passenger, animal, goods or other thing in any vessel,] of which the prescribed load-line is submerged or of which the free-board is less than the prescribed freeboard, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred rupees. (2) The State Government may make rules prescribing the manner in which the load-line or free-board shall be marked upon any 23[vessel] to which the pro- visions of sub-section (1) apply. The rules so made shall be published in the Official Gazette. 24[14C. No person shall ply any vessel on any river, stream, creek, tank, lake or other collection of water affording passage for a vessel, whether for hire or not, except under a licence granted by an officer empowered by the State Government in this behalf and except in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder and the conditions of such licence: Penalty for rash navigation and stacking of timber. Power to arrest with-out warrant. Magistrate may assess damage. Officers who may make rules for regulation of public ferries. Penalty for conveying passengers etc. in a ferry boat with a submerged load-line or without prescribed free- board. Licence required to ply any vessel on any river etc. [1868 : Bom. II Gujarat Ferries and Inland Vessels Act, 1868 Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt from the operation of this section such vessels or class of vessels as may be specified in such notification.] 20[14D. Any Magistrate or Police Officer, not below the rank of a sub-Inspector, or any officer specially empowered by the State Government in this be- half may board and inspect any vessel for the purpose of satisfying himself that the provisions of this Act, the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder and the conditions of the licence issued in respect of such vessel are duly observed. If such officer is of the opinion that the vessel is not seaworthy or is insufficiently equipped or is in such a condition that its plying may cause danger to human life or safety, he may suspend the licence issued in respect of such vessel and such vessel shall not thereafter be plied until the order suspending the licence has been cancelled or a fresh licence has been issued in respect of such vessel.] 25[14E. (1) If any Magistrate, or any Police Officer, not below the rank of a sub-Inspector, or any officer of the Public Works Department, not below the rank of an Assistant or Deputy Engineer or any officer specially empowered by the State Government in this behalf, is at any time of the opinion that in order to avert any accident or danger to human life or safety it is necessary to take action under this sub-section, such Magistrate or officer may by order prohibit the plying of any vessel, or of any class of vessels or of vessels generally on any river, stream, creek, tank, lake or other collection of water affording passage for a vessel, within the limits of his jurisdiction, during such period as may be specified in the order. (2) Any such Magistrate or officer may by order, within the limits of his jurisdiction, for the purpose of saving any human life or property, requisition the use of any vessel or other property likely to be useful in effecting respue for such period as may be specified in the order. When any Magistrate or officer requisitions the use of any vessel or other property for any period, there shall be paid to the person deprived of it for the period such amount of compensation as may be determined by the Magistrate or officer. The decision of the Magistrate or the officer regarding the amount of compensation and the person to whom such compensation is payable shall be final.] 25[14F. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder or of the conditions of any licence granted under section 14C, shall, on conviction, if no other penalty is provided in the Act for such contravention, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.] 25[14G. If any of the provisions of this Act, or of the rules, regulations or orders made thereunder or of the conditions of the licence granted under section 14C are contravened in respect of any vessel, both the owner and the per- son in charge of such vessel shall be deemed to have contravened such provisions and shall be personally liable for the same.]