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Any person duly empowerecl by 3[the State p.raon duly Government] in this behalf may- authorized to impone (i) suspend or cancel the licencc or registration punishment of any vessel in case of brenoh of any oondition tlloreof, for bremh I $ oondition of or in lieu of such suspension or csncell:l.tion or of lioence and proseoution may recover from the perhon in charge " with of the vessel a penalty not exceeding five rupees for any obetruo- tion or with each such breach ; navign:ion in contravention (ii) remove fi*om the canal any vemel which may of at. be sunk or abandoned therein, and may rccovor : ny expense incurred in so doing by the ~ a l c of t,hc: vo ,sol; - 1 Thi.; prnvi-o was added to u.6 b y s.? of Madras Act, V of 1914. 8 The words "Provinc~al Governmalt" were substitut, d for words "Gov rnor in Counc~l" by th Adaptation Order of 1937 fin,. ths word ''Statr>" waq s~thstituted for *'Provinci 1" I,y thr JdapLation Otdcr of 1950. 8 Th words '>th Provincin' Gov I rlmrnt" wcrcL nb'tit ut c d for tho w.wd ~ ~ o v e r n n l e n t " by tho Adap: f ion Oldnr of 1937 and thl word "Stat *" w i ~ , wrrbstitut d for ~'Pro~rillciol" by th- Adapta- tfl(,n Order of 1960 1890 : T.N. Aot 11] Canals and Public Perrz'e~ a vessel left for more than three days without a coiupetent person in charge shall be held to be abandoned ; (iii) in case of emergency remove any other obstruction, or contrivance for fishing, or other thing which is an impediment to navigation, or in other cases serve notice upon the owner, if any, bo remove anF such thing within a reasonable time to be stated in the notice, failing which he may remove it himself. Expensesincuhed under this clause ahall bc recoverable from the owner : Provided always that, in cases of interference with private rights reasonable compen- sation shall be payable ; (iv) prohibit the construction of any contrivance for fishing or for any other purpose in the canal 'or any erection therein or on a tow-path or other land appurtenant thereto ; (v) stop any vessel navigating the canal in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule made or any condition of licence or registra- tion prescribed thereunder, and may detain it until the same is complied with or until penalty has been paid or recovered under clause (i) of this oection or until the offence, if any, has been inquired into and disposed of. Powers under this section may be conferred either by name or in virtue of an office. ' [7-A. (1) The a(State) Government may, by Power todeclare notification in the Fort St. George Gazette, that ferrirn not being public declare that any ferry, not being a public ferry, shall ferrir.s hr be subject to any rules made by them under this subject to rule1 section for the purpose of securing the safety of ~ , , ~ passengers conveyed across the ferry. pascaongera . 1 This srclion wa-. instrtt d by sectiori 3 r,f thc Csnab and Public Fcrri-s (hmendmont) Aot, 1941 (Madras Act XX of 1941). This Act wa; permanently re-emled by section 2 of, end the First Sch dule to, t11 Tamil Nadu Rct-cnactinc and Rrp~aling (No. I) Act, 1948 (Tamil Nadu Act V]CI of 1948). 2 Thin word was substituted for tho word "Provincial" by the Adeptation Ordor of 1960..