In force · As amended up to 2026-08
134. If the owner or tindal fails to comply with 429 Fine which may extend to any of the provisions of section 429. two hundred rupees.
4. Serial Nos. 92 and 93 omitted by s. 25, ibid . (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
|96.|If any ship proceeds or attempts to|297|The master or owner shall|
|---|---|---|---|
||proceed to sea in contravention of section||be liable to fine which may|
||297.||extend<br>to<br>two<br>hundred|
||||rupees.|
|97.|If any ship proceeds or attempts to|2982*|The master or owner shall|
||proceed to sea without carrying on board||be liable to fine which may|
||the information required by1* * * section||extend to one thousand|
||298.||rupees.|
|98.|If any ship proceeds or attempts to|307|The master or owner shall|
||proceed to sea in contravention of section||be liable to fine which may|
||307.||extend to―|
||||(a)<br>in<br>the<br>case<br>of<br>a|
||||passenger<br>ship,<br>to<br>one|
||||hundred rupees for every|
||||passenger carried on board|
||||the<br>ship<br>but<br>without|
||||prejudice<br>to<br>any<br>other|
||||remedy or penalty under this|
||||Act; and|
||||(b) in the case of a ship|
||||other than a passenger ship,|
||||to one thousand rupees.|
|3[98A.|If the owner, agent or master fails to|309A|Fine which may extend to|
||comply with section 309A.||five hundred rupees.]|
|99.|If any ship proceeds or attempts to|312|The master or owner shall|
||proceed to sea in contravention of section||be liable to fine which may|
||312.||extend to one thousand|
||||rupees.|
|100.|If any ship is loaded in contravention of|313|The master or owner shall be|
||section 313.||liable to fine which may extend|
||||to ten thousand rupees and to|
||||such<br>additional<br>fine<br>not|
||||exceeding4[five<br>thousand|
||||rupees] for every inch or|
||||fraction of an inch by which|
||||the appropriate load lines on|
||||each side of the ship are|
||||submerged or would have been|
||||submerged if the ship had been|
||||in salt waters and had no list,|
||||as the Court thinks fit to|
||||impose, having regard to the|
||||extent to which the earning|
||||capacity of the ship is or would|
||||have been increased by reason|
||||of the submersion:|
PART II
NATIONAL SHIPPING BOARD
4. Establishment of National Shipping Board .―(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, there shall be established a Board to be called the National Shipping Board (hereinafter in this Part referred to as the Board).
1. Ins. by Act 21 of 1966, s.2 (w.e.f. 28-5-1966).
2. Clauses (51) and (52) omitted by Act 69 of 1976, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-12-1976).
(2) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:―
(a) six members elected by Parliament, four by the House of the People from among its members and the other two by the Council of States from among its members;
(b) such number of other members, not exceeding sixteen as the Central Government may think fit to appoint to the Board, to represent―
- (i) the Central Government,
- (ii) ship owners,
- (iii) seamen, and
(iv) such other interests as, in the opinion of the Central Government, ought to be represented on the Board:
Provided that the Board shall include an equal number of persons representing the ship owners and seamen.
(3) The Central Government shall nominate one of the members of the Board to be the Chairman of the Board.
(4) The Board shall have power to regulate its own procedure.
1. The words, brackets and figure "sub-section (1) of" omitted by Act 21 of 1966, s. 35 (w.e.f. 28-5-1966).
2. The brackets and figure "(1)" omitted by s. 35, ibid. (w.e.f. 28-5-1966).
3. Ins. by s. 35, ibid . (w.e.f. 28-5-1966).
4. Subs. by Act 12 of 1983, s. 16, for "one thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 18-5-1983).
4. If the owner or master of an Indian ship 35(4) Fine which may commits an offence under sub-section (4) of extend to one section 35. thousand rupees.
Source: India Code