Section 55
Rules as to name of ship.
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) An Indian ship shall not be described by any name other than
that by which she is for the time being registered.
(2) The registrar may refuse the registry of any Indian ship by the name by which it is proposed to register the ship if that name is already borne by another ship or if the name be so similar as is calculated or likely to deceive.
(3) A change shall not be made in the name of an Indian ship except in the prescribed manner.
(4) If any person acts or suffers any person under his control to act in contravention of this section or omits to do or suffers any person under his control to omit to do anything required under this 1[section] the ship may be detained until the provisions of this section are complied with:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to a foreign ship which has become, and is sought to be registered as, an Indian ship.
(2) The registrar may refuse the registry of any Indian ship by the name by which it is proposed to register the ship if that name is already borne by another ship or if the name be so similar as is calculated or likely to deceive.
(3) A change shall not be made in the name of an Indian ship except in the prescribed manner.
(4) If any person acts or suffers any person under his control to act in contravention of this section or omits to do or suffers any person under his control to omit to do anything required under this 1[section] the ship may be detained until the provisions of this section are complied with:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to a foreign ship which has become, and is sought to be registered as, an Indian ship.
Notes
1. Subs. by Act 58 of 1960, s. 3 and the Second Schedule, for "sub-section" (w.e.f. 26-12-1960).