Section 17A
Recovery of pilotage dues
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Section 17A
(1)
The authority may with the approval of the Minister from time to time by notification in the Gazette—
(a)
prescribe the pilotage dues which shall be paid to the authority by the master or owner of every vessel; and
(b)
define the circumstances and conditions under which pilotage dues are to be recoverable, in respect of the services of an authority pilot.
(2)
If a vessel having on board an authority pilot leads another vessel having no authority pilot on board, the authority shall be entitled to the full pilotage dues as if the authority pilot had actually been on board and had piloted that other vessel.
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