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 415: Application of Part.
    Save as otherwise provided, this Part applies to every sea-going sailing vessel owned by a citizen of India 1[or a company or a co-operative society which satisfies the requirements specified in clause (b) or, as the case may be, clause (c) of section 21.
Notes:
1 Subs. by Act 43 of 1981, s. 9, for "or a company which satisfies the requirements specified in clause (b) of section 21" (w.e.f. 28-9-1981).
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