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 435J: Special provision for Indian fishing boats.
    1[435J. Special provision for Indian fishing boats.--Every Indian fishing boat registered under this Part shall carry on board such life sauing appliances and fire appliances as are prescribed by rules made under sections 288, 289 and 457 or under any other provision of this Act, subject to such exemptions as may be specially granted in respect of such fishing boat.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 15, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-5-1983).
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