Section 33 of The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025: Service of documents.
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.
Where, for the purposes of this Act, any document is to be served on any person, that document may be served,—
(a) in any case by delivering a copy thereof personally to the person to be served, or by leaving the same at his last place of residence, or by post or by such electronic means as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf;
(b) on the master of a vessel where there is master, or on the person being or appearing to be in command or charge of the vessel, by leaving the same for him on board that vessel; and
(c) on the owner of the vessel where there is no master and the vessel is in India, or if such owner is not in India, on the agent of the owner residing in India, or, where no such agent is known or is found, by affixing at a suitable place on the bridge of the vessel.
(a) in any case by delivering a copy thereof personally to the person to be served, or by leaving the same at his last place of residence, or by post or by such electronic means as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf;
(b) on the master of a vessel where there is master, or on the person being or appearing to be in command or charge of the vessel, by leaving the same for him on board that vessel; and
(c) on the owner of the vessel where there is no master and the vessel is in India, or if such owner is not in India, on the agent of the owner residing in India, or, where no such agent is known or is found, by affixing at a suitable place on the bridge of the vessel.