Section 12
Previous sanction necessary for prosecution.
About this Act
An Act to give effect to the International Maritime Organisation Convention for Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf and for matters connected therewith.
No prosecution for an offence under this Act
shall be instituted except with the previous sanction of the Central Government.