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 356R: Control of anti-fouling systems.
    1[356R. Control of anti-fouling systems.--(1) Every Indian ship and other ships which are not entitled to fly Indian flag but operating under the authority of India, shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Part, including the applicable standards and requirements as prescribed from time to time as well as effective measures to ensure that such ships comply with the requirements, as may be prescribed from time to time.
     (2) All other vessels to which this Part applies shall comply with requirements of the anti-fouling systems as prescribed from time to time.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 31 of 2014, s. 2 (w.e.f. 9-12-2014).
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