Act Number: 30

Act Name: The Coast Guard Act, 1978

Year: 1978

Enactment Date: 1978-08-18

Long Title: An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an Armed Force of the Union for ensuring the security of the maritime zones of India with a view to the protection of maritime and other national interests in such zones and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Department: Department of Defence

Section 16: Deserting post and neglect of duty.
    Any person subject to this Act, who,--
         (a) deserts his post; or
         (b) sleeps upon his watch; or
         (c) fails to perform, or negligently performs, the duty imposed on him; or
         (d) wilfully conceals any words, practice or design tending to the hindrance of the Coast Guard,
shall, on conviction by a Coast Guard Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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