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 66: Indian ships to hoist proper national colours in certain cases.
    An Indian ship shall hoist the proper national colours--
         (a) on a signal being made to her by any vessel of the Indian Navy;
         (b) on entering or leaving any foreign port;
         (c) if of fifty tons gross tonnage or more, on entering or leaving any Indian port.
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