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 365: Power of court as to evidence and regulation of proceedings.
    1[(1)] For the purpose of any investigation or inquiry under this Part, the court making the investigation or inquiry shall in respect of compelling the attendance and examination of witnesses and the production of documents and the regulation of the proceedings, have the same powers as are exercisable by that court in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction.
     2[(2) Subject to any rules made in this behalf by the Central Government, the court making an investigation or inquiry under this Part may, if it thinks fit, order the payment, on the part of that Government, of the reasonable expenses of any witness attending for the purposes of such investigation or inquiry before such court.]
Notes:
1. Section. 365 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 41 of 1984, s. 19 (w.e.f. 15-7-1985).
2. Ins. by Act 41 of 1984, s. 19 (w.e.f.15-7-1985).
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