Section 435S
Fraudulent use of certificate of registry or certificate of inspection, etc., prohibited.
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[435S. Fraudulent use of certificate of registry or certificate of inspection, etc.,
prohibited.--(1) No person shall use or attempt to use the certificate of registry or the certificate of
inspection granted in respect of an Indian fishing boat for any purpose other than the lawful operation
of that fishing boat.
(2) No person shall use or attempt to use for the operation of an Indian fishing boat, a certificate of registry or a certificate of inspection not granted in respect of that fishing boat.
(3) No person who has in his possession or under his control the certificate of registry or the certificate of inspection of an Indian fishing boat shall refuse or omit without reasonable cause to deliver such certificate on demand to the owner of the fishing boat.]
(2) No person shall use or attempt to use for the operation of an Indian fishing boat, a certificate of registry or a certificate of inspection not granted in respect of that fishing boat.
(3) No person who has in his possession or under his control the certificate of registry or the certificate of inspection of an Indian fishing boat shall refuse or omit without reasonable cause to deliver such certificate on demand to the owner of the fishing boat.]
Notes
1. Ins. by s. 15, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-5-1983).