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 416: Decision of question whether a vessel is a sailing vessel.
    If any question arises whether a vessel is a sailing vessel or not for the purposes of this Part, it shall be decided by the Director-General and his decision thereon shall be final.
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