Section 456
Power to exempt.
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) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Central
Government may, by order in writing and upon such conditions, if any, as it may think fit to impose,
exempt any ship or sailing vessel or any master, tindal or seaman from any specified requirement
contained in or prescribed in pursuance of this Act or dispense with the observance of any such
requirement in the case of any ship or sailing vessel or any master, tindal or seaman, if it is satisfied
that requirement has been substantially complied with or that compliance with the requirement is or
ought to be dispensed with in the circumstances of the case.
1[Provided that no exemption which is prohibited by the Safety Convention shall be granted under this sub-section.]
(2) Where an exemption is granted under sub-section (1) subject to any conditions, a breach of any of those conditions shall, without prejudice to any other remedy, be deemed to be an offence under this sub-section.
1[Provided that no exemption which is prohibited by the Safety Convention shall be granted under this sub-section.]
(2) Where an exemption is granted under sub-section (1) subject to any conditions, a breach of any of those conditions shall, without prejudice to any other remedy, be deemed to be an offence under this sub-section.
Notes
1 Added by s. 37, ibid. (w.e.f. 28-5-1966).