Act Number: 39

Act Name: The Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951

Year: 1951

Enactment Date: 1951-06-25

Long Title: An Act to give effect to the International Convention drawn up in Geneva on the 30th day of May, 1929, for the marking of weight on heavy packages transported by sea or inland waterways.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India.
     (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Notes:
1. 1st November, 1951, vide Notification No. S.R.O. 1461, dated 15th September, 1951, see Gazette of India, Part II, sec. 3.
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