Indian Ports Act, 1908
68B. Duties of the said authorities in an emergency
Whenever the Central Government is of opinion that an emergency
has arisen which renders it necessary that the duties imposed for the purposes
specified in section 68A on the authorities therein mentioned, or other duties
of a like nature, should be imposed on such authorities continuously during the
existence of the emergency, it may, by general or special order, authorize any
officer to require the said authorities to perform such duties until the
Central Government is of opinion that the emergency has passed and he said
authority shall comply accordingly, and the provisions of the said section
shall apply subject to the following modification, namely:-
The Central Government shall pay any authority, on whom a
requisition has been made, such compensation for any loss or damage
attributable to such requisition, and for any services rendered or expenditure
incurred in complying therewith as, in default of agreement, shall be decided
to be just and reasonable, having regard to the circumstances of the case, by
the arbitration of a person to be nominated in this behalf by the Central
Government, and the decision of such person shall be final.]