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 356A: Application.
    1[ 2[356A. Application.--(1) Save as otherwise provided, this Part shall apply to--
         (a) oil tankers of one hundred and fifty tons gross or more, other ships of four hundred tons gross or more and off-shore installations; and
         (b) incidents of marine casualty or acts relating to such casualty occurring with grave and imminent danger to Indian coast line or related interests from pollution or threat of pollution in the sea by deliberate, negligent or accidental release of oil, ballast water, noxious liquid and other harmful substances into sea including such incidents occurring on the high seas.
         (2) This Part shall not apply to any war ships or other ships owned or operated by the Government and used for the time being on Government non-commercial service.]]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 12 of 1983, s. 11, for PART XIA (w.e.f. 18-5-1983).
2. Subs. by Act 59 of 2003, s. 2, for sections 356A to 356H (w.e.f. 1-3-2004).
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