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 379: Effect of cancellation or suspension of certificate.
    The cancellation or suspension of a certificate by the Central Government or by a court or the suspension of a certificate by a Marine Board, shall--
         (a) if the certificate was issued under this Act, be effective everywhere and in respect of all ships; and
         (b) if the certificate was issued outside India, be effective--
             (i) within India and the territorial waters of India, in respect of all ships; and
             (ii) outside India, in respect of Indian ships only.
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