Section 564: Oil reception facilities at ports in Pakistan

564. Oil reception facilities at ports in Pakistan.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, in respect of every port in Pakistan, the powers of the port authority shall include the power to provide oil reception facilities. (2) A port authority providing oil reception facilities or a person providing such facilities by arrangement with the port authority, may make charges for the use of facilities at such rates and may impose such conditions in respect of the use thereof as may be approved, by notification in the Official Gazette, by the Federal Government in respect of the port. (3) Where the Federal Government is satisfied that there are no oil reception facilities at any port in Pakistan or that the facilities available at such port are not adequate for enabling ships calling at such port to comply with the requirements of the convention, the Federal Government may, after consultation with the port authority in charge of such port, direct by order in writing such authority to provide or arrange for the provision of such oil reception facilities as may be specified in the order. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section “port authority” means the Conservator of the port within the meaning of section 7 of the Ports Act, 1908 (XV of 1908).

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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