law: Indian Ports Act, 1908
  8. Power of conservator to give and enforce directions for
  
  certain specified purposes 
  (1) The conservator of any port subject to this Act may, with
  
  respect to any vessel within the-port, give directions for carrying into effect
  
  any rule for the time being in force therein under section 6.
  (2) If any person willfully and without lawful excuse refuses or
  
  neglects to obey any lawful direction of the conservator, after notice thereof
  
  has been given to him, he shall, for every such offence, be punishable with
  
  fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, and in the case of a continuing
  
  offence with a further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every
  
  day during which, after such notice as aforesaid, he is proved to have
  
  willfully and without lawful. excuse continued to disobey the direction.
  (3) In case of such refusal or neglect, the conservator may do,
  
  or cause to be done, all act necessary for the purpose of carrying the
  
  direction into execution, and may hire and employ proper persons for that
  
  purpose, and all reasonable expenses incurred in doing such acts shall be
  
  recoverable by him from the person so refusing or neglecting to obey the
  
  direction.