Protection of Ports (Special Measures) Act, 1948

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THE PROTECTION OF PORTS (SPECIAL MEASURES) ACT, 1948 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
1.  Short title, extent and commencement 
2.  Interpretation 
3.  Protected area 
4.  Rules for regulation of entry, etc. 
5.  Delegation 
6.  Penalties 
7.  Procedure 
8.  Bar of legal proceedings 
9.  Saving of other Laws 
  
 
 

 
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THE PROTECTION OF PORTS (SPECIAL MEASURES) ACT, 1948 
ACT NO. XVII OF 1948 
[11th June, 1948] 
An Act to provide for special measures to ensure the protection of ports. 
 WHEREAS it is necessary to provide for special measures to ensure the protection of ports ;  
 It is hereby enacted as follows:___ 
 1. Short title, extent and commencement.___(1) This Act may be called the Protection of Ports 
(Special Measures) Act, 1948. 
 1[(2) It may, at any time by notification in the official Gaz ette be extended by the Federal 
Government to any port in Pakistan.] 
 (3) It shall come into force at once. 
 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,___ 
(a)  “port” means “major port” as defined in subsection (8) of section 3 of the Indian 
Ports Act, 1908 (XV of 1908) ; 
(b)  “protected area” means an area declared to be a protected  area under the next 
succeeding section. 
 3. Protected area .___(1) If the 1[Federal Government] considers it nec essary or expedient to 
regulate the entry of persons into a port, it may, by notified order, declare the port to be a protected 
area, and thereupon, for so long as the order is in force, such area sh all be a protected area for the 
purposes of this Act. 
 (2) A notification under subsection (1) shall define the limits of the area to which it refers: 
 Provided that the 1[Federal Government] may alter such limits from  time to time by a 
notification issued in this behalf. 
 (3) Limits defined under subsection (2) may include any piers, jetties, landing places, wharves, 
quays, docks and other works  made on behalf of the public for conven ience of traffic, for safety of 
vessels, or for the improvement , maintenance or good government  of the port an d its approaches, 
whether within or without high  watermark, and any portion of the shore or bank within an y limits 
considered necessary by Government. 
 4. Rules for regulation of entry, etc.___(1) The 1[Federal Government] may, by notification in 
the official Gazette, make Rules for controlling or regulating the a dmission of persons to, and the 
conduct of persons in, and in the vicinity of, a protected area. 
 
1Subs. by Federal Adaptation Laws Order 1975 (P. O. No. IV of 1975), Art. 2 and Sch. 
 
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 (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the 1[Federal 
Government] may make Rules for any or all of the following purposes, namely:___ 
(a)  for restricting the entry of persons into the protected area; 
(b)  for removing persons from the protected area; 
(c)  for dealing with persons loitering in suspicious circumstances in the vicinity of 
the protected area. 
 5. Delegation. Any order passed in pursuance of Rules made under section 4 may authorise an 
officer or officers specified in the order to issue directions for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
 6. Penalties . Whoever contravenes any Rule made under  this Act or an order passed in 
pursuance thereof shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, 
or with fine, or with both. 
 7. Procedure. No prosecution for any offence punishable under this  Act shall be instituted 
except on a report in writing made by an officer authorised by the 1[Federal Government] in this behalf. 
 8. Bar of legal proceedings . No suit, prosecution or legal proceeding shall li e against any 
person for anything done or in good faith intended to be done under this Act. 
 9. Saving of other Laws. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation 
of any other law for the time being in force regulating the admission of persons to, and the conduct of 
persons in, and in the vicinity of, a port. 
 
 
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RGN Date: 05-07-2024 
1Subs. by Federal Adaptation Laws Order 1975 (P. O. No. IV of 1975), Art. 2 and Table.