law: Indian Ports Act, 1908
  7. Appointment of conservator 
  (1) The 2[Government] shall appoint some officer or
  
  body of persons to be conservator of every part subject to this Act.
  (2) Subject to any direction by the 20[Government] to
  
  the contrary,- 
  (a) in ports where there is a port-officer,
  
  the port-officer shall be the conservator;
  (b) in ports where there is no port-officer,
  
  but where there is a harbor-master, the harbor master shall be the conservator.
  
  
  (3) Whom the, harbor-master is not conservator, the
  
  harbor-master and his assistants shall be subordinate to, and subject to the
  
  control of, the conservator.
  (4) The conservator shall be subject to the control of the 2[Government],
  
  or of any intermediate authority which 23[the Government] may
  
  appoint.