Section 237
Ports or places where special trade passengers or pilgrims may embark or be discharged.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
About this Act
An Act to foster the development and ensure the efficient maintenance of an Indian mercantile marine in a manner best suited to serve the national interests and for that purpose to establish a National Shipping Board to provide for the registration, certification, safety and security of Indian ships and generally to amend and consolidate the law relating to merchant shipping.
(1) Neither 2[a special trade passenger ship] nor a pilgrim ship shall depart or proceed
from on discharge
3[special trade passengers] or pilgrims, as the case may be, at any port or place
within India other than a port or place appointed in this behalf by the Central Government for
1[special trade passenger ships] or pilgrim ships, as the case may be.
(2) After a ship has departed or proceeded on a voyage from a port or place so appointed, a person shall not be received on board as 4[a special trade passenger] or pilgrim, as the case may be, except at some other port or place so appointed.
(2) After a ship has departed or proceeded on a voyage from a port or place so appointed, a person shall not be received on board as 4[a special trade passenger] or pilgrim, as the case may be, except at some other port or place so appointed.
Notes
1. Subs. by Act 69 of 1976, s. 2, for "unberthed passenger ships" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
2. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "an unbertherd passengers" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "unbertherd passengers" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
4. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "an unbertherd passenger" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
2. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "an unbertherd passengers" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "unbertherd passengers" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
4. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "an unbertherd passenger" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).