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 260: Bringing passengers from foreign port in excess of authorised number prohibited.
    No owner, agent or master of 1[special trade passenger ship] shall carry or cause to be carried from any port or place outside India to any port or place in India a number of passengers greater than--
         (a) the number allowed for the ship by or under this Part, or
         (b) the number allowed by the licence or certificate, if any, granted in respect of the ship at her port or place of departure, whichever number is less.
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "an unberthed passenger ship" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
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