law: Indian Ports Act, 1908
  44. Port-charges payable in one port recoverable at any
  
  other port 
  (1) If the master of any vessel in respect of which any such sum
  
  as is mentioned in the last foregoing section is payable causes her to leave
  
  any port without having paid the sum the authority appointed to receive
  
  port-dues, fees and other charges at the port under this Act may require in
  
  writing the authority appointed to receive port-dues, fees and other charges
  
  under this Act at any other port in 56[India] to which she may
  
  proceed or in which she may be, to levy the sum.
  (2) The authority to whom the requisition is directed shall
  
  proceed to levy such sum in the manner prescribed in section 42, and a
  
  certificate purporting to be made by the authority appointed to receive
  
  port-dues, fees and other charges at the port where such sum as is mentioned in
  
  the last foregoing section became payable stating the amount payable, shall be
  
  sufficient prime facie proof of such amount in any proceeding under section 42
  
  and also (in case the amount payable is disputed) in any subsequent proceeding
  
  under section 59.