Title : Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2002
State : Central
Year : 2002
Preamble1 - MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2002 Chapter 1 Section1 - Short title and commencement Chapter 2 Section2 - Substitution of new section for section 76 Section3 - Amendment of section 87 Section4 - Amendment of section 95 Section5 - Substitution of new section for section 97 Section6 - Insertion of new section 97A Section7 - Substitution of new sub-heading for sub-heading above section 299 Section8 - Amendment of section 299 Section9 - Amendment of section 299A Section10 - Substitution of new section for section 300 Section11 - Substitution of new section for section 301 Section12 - Substitution of new section for section 303 Section13 - Amendment of section 307 Section14 - Amendment of section 317 Section15 - Amendment of section 344 Section16 - Amendment of..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Short Title and Commencement
State : Central
Year : 2002
(1) This Act may be called the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2002. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 352
State : Central
Year : 2002
In section 352 of the principal Act,- (i) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- (b) "Convention" means the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 as amended from time to time;'; (ii) after clause (g), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:- (h) "salvor" means any person rendering services in direct connection with salvage operations. Explanation.-For the purpose of this clause, "salvage operations" includes- (i) the raising, removal, destruction or the rendering a ship harmless which is sunk, wrecked, stranded or abandoned including anything that is or has been on board such ship; (ii) the removal, destruction or rendering the cargo of a ship harmless; and (iii) the measures taken to avert or minimise loss..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Substitution of New Section for Section 352h
State : Central
Year : 2002
For section 352H of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- '352H. Definitions.- In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "incident" means any occurrence, or series of occurrences having the same origin, which causes pollution damage or creates a grave and imminent threat of causing such damage; (b) "liability convention" means the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 as amended from time to time.'. (c) "oil" means any persistent hydro carbon mineral oil such as crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil, lubricating oil whether carried on board a ship as cargo or in the bunker of such ship; (d) "owner" means (i) the person registered as owner of the ship; (ii) in the absence of registration,..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Substitution of New Section for Section 303
State : Central
Year : 2002
For section 303 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- "303. Duration of certificates. (1) A passenger ship safety certificate, a qualified passenger ship safety certificate, a special trade passenger ship safety certificate and a special trade passenger ship space certificate issued under this Part shall be in force for a period of twelve months from the date of its issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate. (2) A cargo ship safety equipment certificate, a qualified cargo ship safety equipment certificate, a cargo ship equipment certificate, a qualified cargo ship equipment certificate, a cargo ship safety construction certificate, a qualified cargo ship safety construction certificate, a cargo ship construction..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 307
State : Central
Year : 2002
In section 307 of the principal Act,- (a) in sub-section (2), in clause (b), for the words "radio telegraphy certificate or a cargo ship safety radio telephony certificate", the words "radio certificate" shall be substituted; (b) for sub-section (2A), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(2A) No sea-going Indian cargo ship, less than five hundred tons gross, shall proceed on a voyage from any port or place in India to any port or place in India or to any port or place outside India unless there is in force in respect of the ship a cargo ship construction certificate issued under section 299A and a cargo ship equipment certificate issued under section 300 and,- (i) a cargo ship safety radio certificate if the ship is three hundred tons gross or more; (ii) a..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Substitution of New Section for Section 76
State : Central
Year : 2002
For section 76 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall be substituted, namely:- "76. Certificates of competency to be held by officers of ships.- (1) Every Indian ship, when going to sea from any port or place, shall be provided with officers duly certificated under this Act in accordance with such manning scales as may be prescribed: Provided that the Central Government may prescribe different manning scales for different types of ships. (2) Every ship, whether at sea or in any port or place, shall engage such number of persons and with such qualifications as may be prescribed for maintaining watches.". View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 317
State : Central
Year : 2002
In section 317 of the principal Act,- (i) in sub-section (1), after the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided further that when the survey for the purpose of issue of certificate under sub-section (1) of section 316 is completed within three months before the expiry date of the existing certificate, the new certificate may be valid from the date of completion of such survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate."; (ii) in sub-section (3), for the portion beginning with the words "shall cease" and ending with the words "Indian ship", the following shall be substituted, namely:- "shall cease to be valid when- (a) the ship ceases to be an Indian ship; (b) material alterations such as would..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 87
State : Central
Year : 2002
In section 87 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), in clause (b), for the words "by a ship", the words "by different types of ships" shall be substituted. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 95
State : Central
Year : 2002
In section 95 of the principal Act,- (i) in sub-section (1), for clauses (a) and (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(a) to issue licence, to regulate and control the recruitment and placement service, and to- (i) ensure that no fees or other charges for recruitment or placement of seafarers are borne directly or indirectly or in whole or in part, by the seafarers; (ii) ensure that adequate machinery and procedures exist for the investigation, if necessary, of complaints concerning the activities of recruitment and placement services; and (iii) to maintain registers of seamen in respect of the categories of seamen; (ii) sub-section (2) shall be omitted; (iii) in sub-section (3), for clauses (b) and (c), the following clauses shall be substituted,..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section