Section 44
Cognizance of offences.
The Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021.
About this Act
An Act to provide for the development, maintenance and management of aids to navigation in India; for training and certification of operator of aids to navigation, development of its historical, educational and cultural value; to ensure compliance with the obligation under the maritime treaties and international instruments to which India is a party and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act,
except upon a complaint in writing made by any officer authorised in this behalf by the Central
Government.
(2) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under this Act.
(2) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under this Act.