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Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 344B

Title: Nuclear Passenger Ship Safety Certificates and Nuclear Cargo Ship Safety Certificates

State: Central

Year: 1958

1 [344B.Nuclear passenger ship safety certificates and nuclear cargo ship safetycertificates (1) If in respect of any Indian nuclear passenger or cargo ship the Central Government is satisfied that the ship has been surveyed in accordance with this Act and has been inspected by a person appointed in this behalf by the Central Government and has complied with such special requirements, if any, as that person has, after such inspection, specified, the Central Government may issue-- (a) in the case of a passenger ship, a nuclear passenger ship safety certificate; (b) in the case of a cargo ship, a nuclear cargo ship safety certificate. (2) A certificate issued under sub-section (1) shall be in force for a period of twelve months from the date of issue or for such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate. _________________________ 1. This Part, consisting of sections 344A to 344I, was inserted by Act 21 of 1966,Section 30 (28-5-1966).

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Complete Act

Title: Merchant Shipping Act, 1958

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....Indian ship Section453 - Certain persons deemed to be public servants Section454 - Powers of persons authorised to investigate, etc Section454A - Power to prescribe alternative fittings, etc Section455 - Exemption of public ships, foreign and Indian Section456 - Power to exempt Section457 - General power to make rules Section458 - Provisions with respect to rules and regulations Section459 - Power to constitute committees to advise on rules, regulations and scales of fees Section460 - Protection of persons acting under Act Section460A - Removal of difficulties Part XVIII Section461 - Repeals and savings ScheduleI - SCHEDULE Amending ActI - MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 Amending ActII - MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2002 Amending Act3 - MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2007

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 344F

Title: Control on Arrival of Nuclear Ships

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....safety certificate and for the purpose of satisfying himself after examining the safety assessment and operating manual and such other things as he deems fit that there are no unreasonable radiation or other hazards to the crew, passengers members of the public, waterways, food or water resources. (3) If the authorised person is satisfied after such examination that there are no unreasonable radiation or other hazards to the crew, passengers, members of the public, waterways, food or water resources, he may issue a certificate to that effect. _________________________ 1. This Part, consisting of sections 344A to 344I, was inserted by Act 21 of 1966,Section 30 (28-5-1966).

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Part VIII

Title: Passenger Ships

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....under sub-section (3).] _______________________ 1. Substituted for the words "an unberthed passenger ship" by the Merchant Shipping (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (69 of 1976), Section 2. 2. Inserted by Amendment Act, 1976 (69 of 1976), Section 9 (1-12-1976). Section 256 - Ship taking additional passengers at intermediate place 1 [(1) If any 2 [special trade passenger ship] performing a voyage between ports or places in India takes additional 2 [special trade passengers] on board at an intermediate port or place, the master shall obtain from the certifying officer 4 [or such other officer as the Central Government may appoint in this behalf] at the port or place a supplementary certificate stating- (a) the number of 2 [special trade passengers] so taken on board; and (b) that food, fuel and pure water over and above what is necessary for the crew, and the other things, if any, prescribed for the ship, have been placed on board, of the quality prescribed, properly packed and sufficient to supply the 3 [special trade passengers] on board during the voyage which the ship is to make (including such detention in quarantine as may be probable) according to the scale for the time.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....To meet the immediate requirements of the country soon after independence the Merchant Shipping Laws. (Extension to Acceding States and Amendment) Act, 1949 was enacted, by which the British Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1938 were extended to the Acceding States (later known as Part B States) and Indian Consular Officers were empowered to perform functions in relation to Indian ships outside India and provision was made to enable Government to prescribe the proper national colours for ships registered in India, The Control of Shipping Act, 1947, was another short-term measure which continued the war-time control over Indian shipping and controlled the coastal trade by a system of licensing. This Act, which has been renewed from time to time, is due to expire on the 31st March, 1958. 3. The present Bill revises and consolidates all laws in force in India relating to merchant shipping, whether passed by the British Parliament or the Indian Legislature, and makes provision for the matters discussed in the succeedihg paragraphs, which also indicate the principal changes made in the law ........... -Gaz. of Ind., 1958, Extra., Pt. II, S. 2, p. 203.Act 21 of 1966.- The minimum.....

The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010no. 38 of 2010[21st September, 2010.] Complete Act

Title: The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010no. 38 of 2010[21st September, 2010.]

Year: 2010

.....liable for any nuclear damage where such damage is caused by a nuclear incident directly due to- (i) a grave natural disaster of an exceptional character; or (ii) an act of armed conflict, hostility, civil war, insurrection or terrorism. (2) An operator shall not be liable for any nuclear damage caused to-(i) the nuclear installation itself and any other nuclear installation including a nuclear installation under construction, on the site where such installation is located; and (ii) to any property on the same site which is used or to be used in connection with any such installation; or(iii) to the means of transport upon which the nuclear material involved was carried at the time of nuclear incident: Provided that any compensation liable to be paid by an operator for a nuclear damage shall not have the effect of reducing the amount of his liability in respect of any other claim for damage under any other law for the time being in force.(3) Where any nuclear damage is suffered by a person on account of his own negligence or from his own acts of commission or omission, the operator shall not be liable to such person. 6. Limits of liability. - (1) The maximum amount of liability.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Part I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. Section 2 - Application of Act 1[2. Application of Act (1) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this Act which apply to-- (a) any vessel which is registered in India; or (b) any vessel which is required by this Act to be so registered; or (c) any other vessel which is owned wholly by persons to each of whom any of the descriptions specified in clause (a) or in clause (b) or in clause (c), as the case may be, of section 21 applies, shall so apply wherever the vessel may be. (2) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this Act which apply to vessels other than those referred to in sub-section (1) shall so apply only while any such vessel is within India, including the territorial2waters thereof.] ___________________________ 1. Substituted for former Section 2 by Merchant Shipping (Amdt.) Act, 1983 (12 of 1983), Section 2(18-5-1983). 2. The territorial waters of India extend into the sea to a distance of twelve nautical miles measured from the appropriate baseline. Section 3 -.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 3

Title: Definition

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....figures, letters and words "17th day of June 1966" by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1983 (12 of 1983), Section 3 (18-5-1983). 13. Substituted for former Clause (38) by Act 21 of 1966, Section 2(c), (28-5-1966). 14. Inserted by Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1976 (69 of 1976), Section 3(b) (1-12-1976). 15. Inserted by Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1976 (69 of 1976), Section 3(c) (1-12-1976). 16. Inserted by Act 21 of 1966, Section 2(f) (28-5-1966). 17. Clauses (51) and (52) omitted by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1976 (69 of 1976), Section 3(d) (1-12-1976). 18. Inserted by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2007 [Act No. 40 of 2007].

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Amending Act II

Title: Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2002 [Act, No. 63 of 2002] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, and the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement. (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. CHAPTERII AMENDMENTOF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1958 2. Substitution of new section for section 76. 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.....

Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2002 Chapter 2

Title: Amendment of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....constitute an admission of liability. Explanation 2. - For the purpose of this Part, the liability of a ship owner shall include liability in an action brought against the ship herself.". Section 18 - Substitution of new section for section 352B For section 352B of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- "352B. Limitation of liability. The amount to which any person referred to in sub-section (1) of section 352A may limit his liability in accordance with the provisions of the Convention and in cases where the provisions of the Convention are not applicable, the limit shall be in accordance with the rules made in this behalf prescribe.". Section 19 - Amendment of section 352C In section 352C of the principal Act,- (a) in the marginal heading, the words "against owner" shall be omitted; (b) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) Where any liability is alleged to have been incurred by a person referred to in sub-section (1) of section 352A in respect of claims arising out of an occurrence, and legal proceedings are instituted in respect of claims subject to limitation, then such person.....