(1)The [Central Government] [Substituted by the A.O, 1937 for "Local Government"] may by notifications in the Official Gazette, order that there shall be paid in respect of every vessel entering any port subject to this Act, within a reasonable distance of which there is a public hospital or dispensary suitable for the reception or relief of seamen requiring medical aid such further port-dues not exceeding one Anna per ton as the [Central Government] [Substituted by the A.O, 1937 for "Local Government"] thinks fit.
