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 352FA: Power to make rules.
    1[352FA. Power to make rules.--The Central Government may make rules to carry out the purposes of this Part:
     Provided that the rules under this Part shall be made having regard to the provisions of the Convention.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 63 of 2002, s. 22 (w.e.f. 1-2-2003).
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