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 414: Power to make rules.
    (1) The Central Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Part.
     (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
         (a) the form in which, the period or voyage for which, and the conditions subject to which licences under this Part may be granted, the particulars to be included therein and the fees payable therefor;
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         (d) the matters regarding which information may be required to be furnished under section 413.
Notes:
1 Clauses (b) and (c) omitted by Act 68 of 1993, s. 7 (w.e.f. 27-10-1993).
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