The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958

Section 360. Application to court for formal investigatio

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

360. Application to court for formal investigatio n.―The officer appointed under sub-section (2) of section 358, whether he has made a preliminary inquiry or not, may, and, where the Central Government so directs, shall make an application to a court empowered under section 361, requesting it to make a formal investigation into any shipping casualty, and the court shall thereupon make such investigation.

Source: India Code