Section 19 of The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025: Punishment for violation of order of detention.
The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to regulation of coastal shipping, promote coasting trade and encourage domestic participation therein, to ensure that India is equipped with a coastal fleet, owned and operated by the citizens of India for its national security and commercial needs, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
If any vessel in respect of which a notice or order for detention has been served under this Act, proceeds to sea before it is released, the licensee of the vessel in respect of which the contravention has taken place shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to fifteen lakh rupees, or with both, and the vessel shall also be liable for detention under section 29.