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Section 28. Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire.
Act no. 15 of 19081908Repealed 1 April 2026All India (Central Act)
This Act was repealed on 1 April 2026 by the Indian Ports Act, 2025 (27 of 2025), s.85(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
28. Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire.—If the master of any vessel in which fire takes place while lying in any such port wilfully omits to take order to extinguish the fire or obstructs the conservator or the port-officer, or any person acting under the authority of the conservator or port-officer, in extinguishing or attempting to extinguish the fire, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.