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The Ferries Act, 1885

( ACT NO. I OF 1885 )

PRELIMINARY

Short title
1. This Act may be called the 1[* * *] Ferries Act, 1885.
Extent and commencement
2. It extends to the whole of Bangladesh and shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification in the official Gazette appoint in this behalf.
[Omitted]
3. [Omitted by First Schedule of the East Pakistan Ordinance, 1962 (Ordinance No. XIII of 1962).]
4. Act not to apply to municipal ferries
4. Nothing in this Act contained shall apply to any ferry deemed or declared to be a municipal ferry under the provisions of the Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960.
Interpretation
5. In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context,-
 
 
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of a Division:
 
 
“ferry” includes a bridge of boats, pontoons or rafts, a swing-bridge, a flying bridge, a temporary bridge, and a landing stage:“notification” means a notification published in the official Gazette.
 
 
“private ferries” includes all ferries other than those declared to be public ferries, or established as such, under section 6 of this Act.

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