The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
Coming into Force | 15 December 1958 |
Date | 30 October 1958 |
Enactment Date | 30 October 1958 |
Record Number | 195844 |
Act Number | 44 |
Court | Ministry of Shipping |
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THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1958
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART I
PRELIMINARY
SECTIONS
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Application of Act.
3. Definitions.
PART II
NATIONAL SHIPPING BOARD
4. Establishment of National Shipping Board.
5. Functions of National Shipping Board.
6. Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Part.
PART III
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
7. Director-General of Shipping.
8. Mercantile Marine Department.
9. Surveyors.
10. Radio inspectors.
11. Shipping offices.
12. Seamen‟s employment offices.
13. Seamen‟s welfare officers.
[PART IV.―Omitted.].
PART V
REGISTRATION OF INDIAN SHIPS
20. Application of Part.
21. Indian ships.
22. Obligation to register.
Procedure for registration
23. Ports of registry.
24. Registrars of Indian ships.
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SECTIONS
25. Register book.
26. Application for registry.
27. Survey and measurement of ships before registry.
28. Marking of ship.
29. Declaration of ownership on registry.
30. Evidence on first registry.
31. Entry of particulars in register book.
32. Documents to be retained by registrar.
33. Power of Central Government to inquire into title of Indian ship to be so registered.
Certificate of registry
34. Grant of certificate of registry.
35. Custody and use of certificate.
36. Power to grant new certificate when original certificate is defaced, lost, etc.
37. Endorsement on certificate of change of master.
38. Endorsement on certificate of change of ownership.
39. Delivery of certificate of ship lost or ceasing to be an Indian ship.
40. Provisional certificate for ships becoming Indian ships abroad.
41. Temporary pass in lieu of certificate of registry.
Transfers of ships, shares, etc.
42. Transfer of ships or shares.
43. Registry of transfer.
44. Transmission of property in Indian ship on death, insolvency, etc.
45. Order for sale where ship has ceased to be an Indian ship.
46. Transfer of ship on sale by order of court.
47. Mortgage of ship or share.
48. Entry of discharge of mortgage.
49. Priority of mortgages.
50. Mortgagee not deemed to be owner.
51. Rights of mortgagee.
52. Mortgage not affected by insolvency.
53. Transfer of mortgages.
54. Transmission of interest in mortgage in certain circumstances.
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Name of ship
SECTIONS
55. Rules as to name of ship.
Registry of alterations, registry anew and transfer of registry
56. Registry of alterations.
57. Regulations for registry of alterations.
58. Provisional certificate and endorsement where ship is to be registered anew.
59. Registry anew on change of ownership.
60. Procedure for registry anew.
61. Transfer of registry.
62. Restrictions on re-registry of abandoned ships.
National character and flag
63. National colours for Indian ships.
64. Unlawful assumption of Indian character.
65. Concealment of Indian, or assumption of foreign, character.
66. Indian ships to hoist proper national colours in certain cases.
67. National character of ship to be declared before clearance.
Miscellaneous
68. Liabilities of ships not recognised as Indian ships.
69. Proceedings on forfeiture of ship.
70. Notice of trust not received.
71. Liability of owners.
72. Evidence of register book, certificate of registry and other documents.
73. Power to register Government ships under this Part.
74. Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Part.
PART VI
CERTIFICATES OF OFFICERS
Masters, mates, engineers, skippers, etc.
75. Application of Part.
75A. Definitions.
76. Certificates of competency to be held by officers of ships.
77. When officers deemed duly certificated.
78. Grade of certificates of competency.
79. Examination for, and grant of certificate.
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