Merchant Shipping Act,1958
Act No : 44
Section :
Registrars of Indian ships.
24. Registrars of Indian ships. At each of the ports of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, the principal officer of the Mercantile Marine Department, and at any --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ins. by Act 12 of 1983, s. 4. 422 other port such authority as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, shall be the registrar of Indian ships at that port: 1*[Provided that subject to such order as the Central Government may issue in this behalf, when the office of registrar of Indian ships at any port is vacant or the holder of such office is on leave or is not available, for any reason, at the port to exercise and discharge the powers, duties and functions of the office, the seniormost surveyor at that port may act as, and exercise and discharge the powers, duties and functions of, the registrar of Indian ships at that port.]
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