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 75A: Definitions.
    1[75A. Definitions.--In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,--
         (a) "contiguous zone" means the contiguous zone of India described, or notified as such for the time being under section 5 of the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (80 of 1976);
         (b) "convention" means the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers, 1978, signed at London on the 7th day of July, 1978, as amended from time to time;]
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for sections 75 and 76 (w.e.f. 1-7-1989).
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