9. Powers of Central Government relating to aids to navigation
The Central Government, shall have the following powers relating to the development, maintenance and management of general aids to navigation, namely:—
establish and maintain aids to navigation;
add to, alter or remove any aid to navigation;
alter or vary any aid to navigation;
authorise to inspect any aid to navigation which may affect the safety of navigation;
authorise to enter any property, whether public or private, for the purposes of inspection of any aid to navigation;
transport, or cause to be transported, any goods through any property, whether public or private, for any purpose in connection with—
the maintenance of an aid to navigation; or
the establishment of any aid to navigation;
acquire any land as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act—
to exercise its powers; or
for the maintenance of works.
The Central Government shall, for the purposes of exercising its powers under sub-section (1), authorise any of the officers referred to in sub-section (1) of section 4, by general or special order in writing