Section 255. Destination of ship, time of sailing, etc., to be advertised

255. Destination of ship, time of sailing, etc., to be advertised .―(1) The master, owner or agent of a[2] [a special trade passenger ship] departing or proceeding from any port or place in India appointed in this behalf by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 237 shall issue at such port or place in the prescribed manner an advertisement, containing the particulars required to be stated in the notice under sub-section (1) of section 238; and such advertisement shall be issued before such reasonable and sufficient interval as may be prescribed before the date of sailing of any such ship from such port or place. (2) The Central Government may, by order in writing, exempt any class of ships from the operation of sub-section (1). 5[(3) The master, owner or agent of any ship which is intended to sail on a voyage as a pilgrim ship from any port or place in India shall, before advertising such ship for the conveyance of pilgrims or offering to convey any pilgrim by such ship or selling or promising or permitting any person to sell a passenger ticket to any pilgrim for conveyance by such ship, supply to the officer appointed in this behalf (hereinafter referred to as the pilgrim officer) at the port or place from which the ship is to commence the voyage, and at each port or place in India at which she is to touch for the purpose of embarking pilgrims, full particulars as to the name, tonnage and age of the ship, the maximum number of passage tickets of each class to be issued, the maximum price of each class of passage tickets, the probable date on which the ship is to sail from that port or place, the ports, if any, at which she is to touch, the place of her destination, and the probable date of her arrival thereat. (4) The master, owner or agent of the ship shall supply to the pilgrim officer, within three days from the date of demand, such further information in regard to the matters mentioned in sub-section (3) as that officer may in writing demand from him. 1. Subs. by Act 69 of 1976, s. 2, for "unberthed passengers" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976). 2. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "an unberthed passenger ship" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976). 3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid. , for "unberthed passenger ship" (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).