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 56: Punishments otherwise than by Coast Guard Courts.
    Punishments may also be inflicted in respect of offences committed by persons subject to this Act without the intervention of a Coast Guard Court in the manner stated in section 57 1 [or section 57A].
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 12-8-2002).
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