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(1) Any person or the master or owner of any vessel or any stevedore unloading any vessel who allows any cargo, goods or substance as detailed to fall from any vessel, pier or quay into water within the Port limits shall forthwith give notice of the occurrence and furnish all particulars connected therewith to the Traffic Manager and the Deputy Conservator and shall immediately take, measures to have the said cargo, goods or substances removed from the water (2) In the event of any such person, master or owner of a vessel or stevedore not having removed such cargo, goods or substances aforesaid from the water within eighteen hours of the receipt of notice from the Deputy Conservator calling upon him to do so, the Deputy Conservator may remove such cargo, goods or substance at the expense of such defaulting person, master, owner or stevedore as aforesaid and such expenses shall be recovered from the persons, master, owner or stevedore without prejudice to any penalty to which that person, master, owner or stevedore may be liable.