Section 3. Restriction on building or equipping vessels of war

3. Restriction on building or equipping vessels of war. — No person shall, except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted under this Act,— (a) build any vessel of war, or alter, arm or equip any ship so as to adapt her for use as a vessel of war; or (b) despatch or deliver, or allow to be despatched or delivered, from any place in the States any ship which has been, either wholly or partly, built, altered, armed or equipped as a vessel of war in any part of His Majesty's Dominions or[9] [of India] otherwise than under and in accordance with any law for the time being in force in that part[10] *. 1. The words "in the Provinces" rep. by the A. O. 1950. 2. Subs. by Act 2 of 1937, s. 2, for certain words. 3. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for sub-section (2). 4. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for "Part B States". 5. This Act was brought into force on the 10th November, 1923, see Gazette of India, 1923, Pt. I, p. 617. 6. Ins. by the A. O. 1950. 7. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for "for the time being comprised within Part A States and Part C States". 8. Subs. by Act 2 of 1937, s. 3, for clause (c). 9. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "in a State in India". 10. The words "or State" omitted, ibid. 3. See Gazette of India, 1924. Pt. I, p. 188. 4. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "L.G.". 5. The words "subject to the control of the G.G. in C." rep by the A.O. 1937.