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 352J: Limitation of liability.
    1[352J. Limitation of liability.--(1) The owner shall be entitled to limit his liability under this Part, in respect of any one or more incident, as may be prescribed.
     (2) The owner shall not be entitled to limit his liability if it is proved that the incident causing pollution damage occurred as a result of his personal act or omission committed or made with the intent to cause such damage, or recklessly and with knowledge that such damage would probably result.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 25, ibid., for section 352J (w.e.f. 1-2-2003).
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