Act Number: 44

Act Name: The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958

Year: 1958

Enactment Date: 1958-10-30

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Shipping

Department:

Section 32: Documents to be retained by registrar.
    On the registry of a ship, the registrar shall retain in his custody the following documents :--
         (a) the surveyor's certificate;
         (b) the builder's certificate;
         (c) any instrument of sale by which the ship was previously sold;
         (d) all declarations of ownership.
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