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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Coast Guard Act, 1978 Section 37

Offences in Respect of Papers Relating to Vessel, Craft or Aircraft Taken into Custody

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Coast Guard Act, 1978 Section 37 is part of Coast Guard Act, 1978 - Offences in Respect of Papers Relating to Vessel, Craft or Aircraft Taken into Custody. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) All the papers, charter parties, bills of lading passports and other documents that shall be taken, seized or found on board any vessel, craft or aircraft taken into custody by the Coast Guard shall be duly preserved and the Commanding Officer or skipper shall send! the same to his immediate superior.

(2) Every Commanding Officer or skipper who fails to send the documents as required under sub-section (1) shall, on conviction by a Coast Guard Court, be liable to suffer dismissal from the Coast Guard or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

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What does Coast Guard Act, 1978 Section 37 provide?

Section Section 37 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 (Offences in Respect of Papers Relating to Vessel, Craft or Aircraft Taken into Custody) is reproduced on this page as part of the Coast Guard Act, 1978. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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