5.Management of general lighthouses by the Central Government and delegation of
management.—(1)The superintendence and management of all general lighthouses are vested
in the Central Government.
1. Ins. by Act 66 of 1985, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-2-1986).
2.Subs. by Act 37 of 1976, s. 4, for “Indian Merchant Shipping Act, 1923” (w.e.f. 15 -4-1976).
3. Subs. by Act 66 of 1985, s. 3, for clauses (b), (c) and (d) (w.e.f. 1-2-1986).
4. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-1986).
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(2)The Central Government may require any local lighthouse authority to undertake the
superintendence and management of any general lighthouse situated in or adjacent to the
local limits within which the authority exercises its powers, and shall pay to the authority
such sums to defray the cost of superintendence and management as the Central Government
may determine.