THE INDIAN PORTS ACT, 1908 · RULES FOR THE SAFETY OF SHIPPING AND THE CONSERVATION OF PORTS — General Rules
Section 26 — Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset
(1)A master of a vessel shall not cause or suffer any warp or hawser attached to his vessel to be left out in any port subject to this Act after sunset in such a manner as to endanger the safety of any other vessel navigating in the port.
(2)A master offending against sub-section (1) shall be punishable for every such offence with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.