In force
The Naval and Aircraft Prize Act, 1971
18 sections · As amended up to 2026-08
Sections
- 1Short title
- 2The university accepted principle is that a prize has to be adjudicated and thereafter either releas
- 3In India, the High Courts at Madras, Bombay and Calcutta having Admiralty jurisdiction under the Let
- 4The Bill is designed to achieve the objectives mentioned above. The Bill inter alia provides adjud
- 7General powers of Prize Courts
- 8Procedure on capture of prize
- 9Ship and aircraft papers to be brought in Registry
- 10Goods
- 11Preemption
- 12Prize proceedings not to apply to enemy warships and military aircraft
- 13Capture to belong to Central Government
- 14Prize salvage
- 15Offences in respect of prize
- 16Indemnity against legal proceedings
- 17Power to make rules
- 18Dissolution of Prize Courts
- 19Repeals
- 20Savings