Section 2:
Definitions.
1[1] In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject
or context.--
2[(a) "inland vessel" or "inland mechanically propelled vessel" means a mechanically propelled
vessel, which ordinarily plies on inland water, but does not include fishing vessel and a ship
registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958);
(b) "inland water" means--
(i) any canal, river, lake or other navigable water within a State,
(ii) any area of any tidal water deemed to be the inland to be smooth and partially by the
Central Government under section 70,
(iii) waters declared by the Central Government to be smooth and partially smooth waters
under clause (41) of section 3 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958);
(c) "mechanically propelled vessel" means every description of vessel propelled wholly or in part
by electricity, steam or other mechanical power including dumb vessel towed by mechanically
propelled vessel and vessel propelled by outboard motor;]
3[(d)] "passenger" includes any person carried in a 4[mechanically propelled vessel] other than
the master and crew and the owner, his family and servants;
3[(e)] "prescribed" means prescribed by any rule under this Act;
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6[(f)] "survey" means the survey of a 7[mechanically propelled vessel] under this Act;
6[(g)] "surveyor" means a surveyor appointed under this Act; and
8[(ga) "tidal water" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (49) of section 3 of the Merchant
Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958);]
6[(h)] "voyage" includes the plying of a 7[mechanically propelled vessel] at or about any place,
9[(2) Any reference to the Inland Steam-vessels Act, 1917 (1 of 1917), in any law for the time being
in force or in any instrument or other document shall be construed as a reference to the Inland Vessels
Act, 1917].
Notes:
1. Section 2 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 35 of 1977, s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
2. Subs. by Act 35 of 2007, s. 3, for clauses (a), (b) and (c) (w.e.f. 21-2-2008).
3. Clauses (3) and (4) lettered as clauses (d) and (e) by Act 35 of 1977, s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
4. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for steam-vessel (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
5. Clause (5) omitted by Act 35 of 1977, s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
6. Clauses (6), (7) and (8) lettered as clauses (f), (g) and (h) by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
7. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for steam-vessels (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
8. Ins. by Act 35 of 2007, s. 3 (w.e.f. 21-2-2008).
9. Ins. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).