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 219: Application of Part.
    This Part applies only to sea-going passenger ships fitted with mechanical means of propulsion, but the provisions of this Part relating to 1'[special trade passenger ships] shall not apply --
         (a) to any such ship not carrying more than thirty 2[special trade passengers]; or
         (b) to any such ship not intended to carry 2[special trade passengers] to or from any port or place in India.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 69 of 1976, s. 2, for "unberthed passenger ships"(w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
2. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "unberthed passengers" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
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