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 109: Prohibition of engagement of underage persons in certain cases.
    1[109. Prohibition of engagement of underage persons in certain cases.--(1) No person under the age of sixteen years shall be engaged or carried to sea to work in any capacity in any ship.
     (2) (a) No young person shall be engaged in night work.
     (b) The period of night work shall be such, as may be prescribed:
     Provided that the Director-General of Shipping,--
         (i) for giving effective training; or
         (ii) for performing a specific nature of duty, at night, may, by order permit engagement of any young person in night work which shall not be detrimental to the health or well being of such young person.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 32 of 2014, s. 9, for section 109 (w.e.f. 1-4-2015).
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