Merchant Shipping Act,1958
Act No : 44
Section :
Powers of the Central Government to protect interests of Indianshipping from undue foreign intervention.
1*[411A. Powers of the Central Government to protect interests of Indian shipping from undue foreign intervention. (1) If it appears to the Central Government-- (a) that measures have been taken by or under the law of any foreign country for regulating or controlling the terms or conditions upon which goods or passengers may be carried by sea, or the terms or conditions of contracts or arrangements relating to such carriage; and (b) that such measures, in so far as they apply to things done or to be done outside the territorial jurisdiction of that country by persons carrying on lawful business in India, constitute an infringement of the jurisdiction which belongs to India, it may, by an order in writing, direct that this section shall apply to those measures either in whole or to such extent as may be specified in the order. (2) Where an order issued under sub-section (1) is in force in relation to any measures, it shall be the duty of every person in India who carries on business consisting or comprising of the carriage of goods or passengers by sea to give notice to the Central Government of any requirement or prohibition imposed or threatened to be imposed on him pursuant to such measures so far as this section applies to him, including any requirement to submit any contract or other document for approval thereunder. (3) Where a notice under sub-section (2) is received from any person or there are grounds to believe that a notice is likely to be received; the Central Government may, by an order in writing, give to such person directions prohibiting compliance with any such requirement or prohibition as it considers proper for maintaining the jurisdiction of India. (4) Any directions given by the Central Government under sub- section (3) may be either general or special and may prohibit compliance with any requirement or prohibition either absolutely or in such cases or subject to such conditions, as to consent or otherwise, as may be specified in the order. (5) If is appears to the Central Government that any person in India has been or may be required to produce or furnish to any court, tribunal or authority of a foreign country any commercial document which is not within the territorial jurisdiction of that country or any commercial information to be compiled from documents not within the territorial jurisdiction of that country and that the requirement constitutes or would constitute an infringement of the jurisdiction which belongs to India, the Central Government may, by an order in writing, give directions to that person, prohibiting him from complying with the requirement except to such extent or subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ins. by Act 12 of 1983, s. 12. 588 1* * * * *
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