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Ports Act

consolidated text (as at 2014, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 14 of 2019), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act No 12 of 2023), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 11 of 2024), Finance Act 2025 (Act No. 18 of 2025).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS OF AUTHORITY
  4. 3 Establishment of Authority
  5. 4 Functions and duties of Authority
  6. 5 Port masterplan
  7. 6 The Board
  8. 7 Meetings of Board
  9. 8 Director-General
  10. 9 Delegation of powers
  11. 10 Port users’ council
  12. 11 Powers of Minister
  13. 12 Annual reports
  14. 13 Appointment of staff
  15. 14 Conditions of service of staff
  16. 15 Protection from liability
  17. PART III: FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
  18. 16 Principles of financial management
  19. 17 Capital and borrowing
  20. 18 Investments
  21. 20 Rates, charges, dues and fees
  22. 21 Power of entry into vessels
  23. 22 Power to distrain
  24. PART IV: GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
  25. 23 General powers
  26. 24 Licensing
  27. 25 Limits of ports
  28. 26 Land and buildings
  29. 27 Power to construct works
  30. 28 Control of development
  31. 29 Power to allocate facilities for exclusive use
  32. 30 Protection of environment
  33. PART V: NAVIGATION AND OTHER BUSINESS IN PORTS
  34. 31 Powers of officers
  35. 32 Directions of Port Master
  36. 33 Clearance of vessels
  37. 34 Pilotage services
  38. 35 Licensing of pilots
  39. PART VI: HANDLING, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS IN PORTS
  40. 36 Provision of cargo handling and port services
  41. 37 Suspension and revocation of contract or licence
  42. 38 Submission of information
  43. 39 Power to remove goods
  44. 40 Power to dispose of goods
  45. 41 Bonded warehouses
  46. PART VII: LIABILITY OF AUTHORITY AND LICENSED OPERATORS
  47. 42 Liability for transhipment goods
  48. 43 Liability for goods other than transhipment goods
  49. 44 Exemption from liability
  50. 45 Liability for vessel under pilotage
  51. 46 Liability in respect of dredging
  52. 47 Limitation of liability for damage to vessels
  53. 48 Limitation of liability in respect of one occasion
  54. 49 Saving
  55. PART VIII: CONSERVANCY
  56. 50 Dredging
  57. 51 Power to raise and remove wrecks
  58. 52 Power to deal with idle vessels
  59. 53 Removal of obstructions other than vessels
  60. 54 Removal of vehicles and obstructions
  61. 55 Pollution of port
  62. 56 Protection of acts of Authority
  63. 57 Power to investigate discharge of pollutants
  64. 58 Power to detain vessels
  65. 59 Power to inspect International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificates
  66. 60 Power to deny entry to vessels
  67. 61 Provision of reception facilities
  68. 62 Provision of fire and emergency service
  69. 63 Fire on board
  70. 64 Power of entry during an emergency
  71. PART IX: MISCELLANEOUS
  72. 65 Regulations
  73. 66 Damage to Authority’s property
  74. 67 Power of arrest
  75. 68 Jurisdiction