law: Indian Ports Act, 1908
  43. No port-clearance to be granted until port-charges are
  
  paid 
  The officer of 57[the Government whose duty it is to
  
  grant a port-clearance for any vessel shall not grant such clearance- 
  (a) until her owner or master, or some other person, has paid or
  
  secured to the satisfaction of such officer the amount of all port-dues, fees
  
  and other charges, and of all fines penalties and expenses to which the vessel
  
  or her owner or master is liable under this Act.;
  (b) until all expenses which by the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894,
  
  (57 & 58 Vict., C. 60) section 207, are to be borne by her owner incurred
  
  since her arrival in the port from which he seeks clearance, have been paid.