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 97A: Prohibition against discrimination.
    1[97A. Prohibition against discrimination.--There shall be no discrimination between seamen,--
         (a) on the ground of their membership or lack of membership in any particular union purporting to represent the interests of seamen and membership in such union shall not be pre-requisite condition;
         (b) on the basis of training institute from where they obtained training or place of issue of their continuous discharge certificates,
for their recruitment and engagement on board any ship.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-2003).
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