Northern India Ferries Act : Interpretation-clause. Indian Bare Acts :

Northern India Ferries Act,1878

Act No : 17

Section : Interpretation-clause.

3. Interpretation-clause. In this Act the word "ferry" includes also a bridge of boats, pontoons or rafts, a swing-bridge, a flying- bridge and a temporary 1 This Act applies to the Lakhimpur Frontier Tract, and to the Sadiya and Balipara Frontier Tracts in Assam, subject to certain modifications, see Assam Government notification No. 442-GS & 443-GS, dated 26th January, 1940. It has been amended in-- C. P. by Acts 1 of 1883, 12 of 1891, 4 of 1907, C. P. Acts 1 of 1931 and 23 of 1937; Punjab by Acts 20 of 1883 and 12 of 1891; U. P. by U. P. Acts 1 of 1914 and 29 of 1948; Sambalpur District by Acts 1 of 1883, 12 of 1891, Ben. Act 1 of 1911 and Orissa Act 6 of 1939; 15 of 1948. Coorg by Coorg Act 6 of 1940; and Ajmer by Act 6 of 1945. Orissa by Orissa Act 23 of 1950. Extended to the whole of Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Act of 1958 (when notified). 2 Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for "the United Provinces, East Punjab, the Central Provinces, Assam, Delhi and Ajmer-Merwara". 3 Subs. by the A. O. 1948. Form in U. P. by U. P. Act 8 of 1960 (w.e.f. 22.5.1960). 46 bridge, and the approaches to, and landing-places of, a ferry 1*[and "Punjab" and "Ajmer" mean the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the States of Punjab and Ajmer respectively]. II.--PUBLIC FERRIES