The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958

Section 435N. Registration of alteration

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

435N. Registration of alteration .―When an Indian fishing boat is so altered us not to correspond with the particulars relating to her entered in the certificate of registry, the owner of such fishing boat shall make a report of such alterations to the registrar of the port or place where the fishing boat is registered, and the registrar shall either cause the alterations to be registered, or direct that the fishing boat may be registered anew, in accordance with such rules as may be made in this behalf. 435-O. Transfer of registry .―The registry of an Indian fishing boat may be transferred from one port or place to another port or place in India on the application of the owner of the fishing boat, in accordance with such rules as may be made in his behalf.

Source: India Code