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Section 29. Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores.
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This Act was repealed on 1 April 2026 by the Indian Ports Act, 2025 (27 of 2025), s.85(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
29. Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores.—(1) No person, without the permission of the conservator, shall, in any port subject to this Act, creep or sweep for anchors, cables or other stores lost or supposed to be lost therein. (2) If any person offends against the provisions of sub-section (1), he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.