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 113: Power to make rules respecting employment of young persons.
    1[113. Power to make rules respecting employment of young persons.--The Central Government may make rules for the purposes of employment of young persons, prescribing--
         (a) the authorities, whose certificates of physical fitness shall be accepted for the purposes of section 111;
         (b) the form of register of young persons to be maintained in ships where there is no agreement with the crew.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 32 of 2014, s. 11, for section 113 (w.e.f. 1-4-2015).
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