| Sections | Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 |
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| | Preamble |
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| | PART I: PARAMILITARY |
| 1. | Short title and commencement |
| 2. | Application of Act |
| 3. | Definitions |
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| | PART II: NATIONAL SHIPPING BOARD |
| 4. | Establishment of National Shipping Board |
| 5. | Functions of National Shipping Board |
| 6. | Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Part |
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| | PART III: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
| 7. | Director-General of Shipping |
| 8. | Mercantile Marine Department |
| 9. | Surveyors |
| 10. | Radio inspectors |
| 11. | Shipping offices |
| 12. | Seamens employment offices |
| 13. | Seamens welfare officers |
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| | PART IV: SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT FUND |
| 14. | Formation of Shipping Development Fund |
| 15. | Shipping Development Fund Committee |
| 16. | Application of the Shipping Development Fund |
| 17. | Acts and proceedings of Committee not to be invalid |
| 18. | Dissolution of the Committee |
| 19. | Power to make rules in respect to matters in this Part |
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| | PART V: REGISTRATION OF INDIAN SHIPS |
| 20. | Application of Part |
| 21. | Indian ships |
| 22. | Obligation to register |
| | Procedure for registration |
| 23. | Ports of registry |
| 24. | Registrars of Indian ships |
| 25. | Register book |
| 26. | Application for registry |
| 27. | Survey and measurement of ships before registry |
| 28. | Marking of ship |
| 29. | Declaration of ownership on registry |
| 30. | Evidence on first registry |
| 31. | Entry of particulars in register book |
| 32. | Documents to be retained by registrar |
| 33. | Power of Central Government to inquire into title of Indian ship to be so registered |
| | Certificate of registry |
| 34. | Grant of certificate of registry |
| 35. | Custody and use of certificate |
| 36. | Power to grant new certificate when original certificate is defaced, lost, etc. |
| 37. | Endorsement on certificate of change of master |
| 38. | Endorsement on certificate of change of ownership |
| 39. | Delivery of certificate of ship lost or ceasing to be an Indian ship |
| 40. | Provisional certificate for ships becoming Indian ships abroad |
| 41. | Temporary pass in lieu of certificate of registry |
| | Transfers of ships, shares, etc. |
| 42. | Transfer of ships or shares |
| 43. | Registry of transfer |
| 44. | Transmission of property in Indian ship on death, insolvency, etc. |
| 45. | Order for sale where ship has ceased to be an Indian ship |
| 46. | Transfer of ship on sale by order of court |
| 47. | Mortgage of ship or share |
| 48. | Entry of discharge of mortgage |
| 49. | Priority of mortgages |
| 50. | Mortgagee not deemed to be owner |
| 51. | Rights of mortgagee |
| 52. | Mortgage not affected by insolvency |
| 53. | Transfer of mortgages |
| 54. | Transmission of interest in mortgage in certain circumstances |
| 55. | Rules as to name of ship |
| | Registry of alterations, registry anew and transfer of registry |
| 56. | Registry of alternations |
| 57. | Regulations for registry of alternations |
| 58. | Provisional certificate and endorsement where ship is to be registered anew |
| 59. | Registry anew on change of ownership |
| 60. | Procedure for registry anew |
| 61. | Transfer of registry |
| 62. | Restrictions on re-registry of abandoned ships |
| | National character and flag |
| 63. | National colours for Indian ships |
| 64. | Unlawful assumption of Indian character |
| 65. | Concealment of Indian, or assumption of foreign, character |
| 66. | Indian ships to hoist proper national colours in certain cases |
| 67. | National character of ship to be declared before clearance |
| | Miscellaneous |
| 68. | Liabilities of ships not recognised as Indian ships |
| 69. | Proceedings on forfeiture of ship |
| 70. | Notice of trust not received |
| 71. | Liability of owners |
| 72. | Evidence of register book, certificate of registry and other documents |
| 73. | Power to register Government ships under this Part |
| 74. | Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Part |
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| | PART VI: CERTIFICATES OF OFFICERS |
| | Masters, mates and engineers |
| 75. | Application of Part |
| 76. | Certificates of competency to be held by officers of ships |
