Section 344B
Nuclear passenger ship safety certificates and nuclear cargo ship safety certificates.
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[344B. Nuclear passenger ship safety certificates and nuclear cargo ship safety
certificates.--(1) If in respect of any Indian nuclear passenger or cargo ship the Central Government
is satisfied that the ship has been surveyed in accordance with this Act and has been inspected by a
person appointed in this behalf by the Central Government and has complied with such special
requirements, if any, as that person has, after such inspection, specified, the Central Government may
issue--
(a) in the case of a passenger ship, a nuclear passenger ship safety certificate;
(b) in the case of a cargo ship, a nuclear cargo ship safety certificate.
(2) A certificate issued under sub-section (1) shall be in force for a period of twelve months from the date of issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.]
(a) in the case of a passenger ship, a nuclear passenger ship safety certificate;
(b) in the case of a cargo ship, a nuclear cargo ship safety certificate.
(2) A certificate issued under sub-section (1) shall be in force for a period of twelve months from the date of issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.]
Notes
1 . Ins. by Act 21 of 1966, s. 30 (w.e.f. 28-5-1966).