THE INLAND VESSELS ACT, 1917 · PROTECTION OF, AND CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS IN, INLAND MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VESSELS
Section 54 — Power for State Government to make rules for protection of passengers
(1)The State Government may also make rules for the protection of passengers in inland 1[mechanically propelled vessels], and may by such rules require—
(a)the prices of passenger tickets to be printed or otherwise denoted on such tickets; and
(b)the supply, free of charge, of a sufficient quantity of fresh water for the use of such passengers.
(2)Any rule made under this section may contain a provision that any person committing a breach of it shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.