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 194: General offences against discipline.
    A seaman lawfully engaged or an apprentice shall be guilty of an offence against discipline if he commits any of the following acts, namely:--
         (a) if he quits the ship without leave after her arrival at her port of delivery and before she is placed in security;
         (b) if he is guilty of wilful disobedience to any lawful command or neglect of duty;
         (c) if he is guilty of continued wilful disobedience to lawful commands or continued wilful neglect of duty;
         (d) if he assaults the master or any other 1[officer of or a seaman or an apprentice belonging to, the ship];
         (e) if he combines with any of the crew to disobey lawful commands or to neglect duty or to impede the navigation of the ship or retard the progress of the voyage;
         (f) if he willfully damages his ship or commits criminal misappropriation or breach of trust in respect of, or willfully damages any of, her stores or cargo.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 41 of 1984, s. 16, for "officers of the ship" (w.e.f. 15-7-1985).
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