Section 339
Method of calculating costs of detention and survey.
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.
For the purposes of this Act, the
costs of and incidental to any proceeding before a Court of survey, and a reasonable amount in respect
of the remuneration of the surveyor or any person appointed to represent the Central Government
before the Court, shall be deemed to be part of the costs of the detention and survey of the ship.