Merchant Shipping Act,1958
Act No : 44
Section :
Transmission of property in Indian ship on death, insolvency, etc.
44. Transmission of property in Indian ship on death, insolvency, etc. (1) Where the property in an Indian ship or share therein is transmitted to a person on the death or insolvency of any registered owner, or by any lawful means other than by a transfer under this Act,-- (a) that person shall authenticate the transmission by making and signing a declaration in the prescribed form (in this Act referred to as a declaration of transmission) identifying the ship and also a statement of the manner in which and the person to whom the property has been transmitted; --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ins. by Act 68 of 1993, s. 3 (w.e.f. 27-10-1993). 430 (b) if the transmission is consequent on insolvency, the declaration of transmission shall be accompanied by proper proof of such claim; (c) if the transmission is consequent on death, the declaration of transmission shall be accompanied by a succession certificate, probate or letters of administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925.), or a duly certified copy thereof. (2) The registrar, on receipt of the declaration of transmission so accompanied, shall enter in the register book the name of the person entitled under the transmission as owner of the ship or share the property in which has been transmitted, and, where there are more persons than one, shall enter the names of all those persons, but those persons however numerous shall, for the purpose of the provisions of this Act with respect to the number of persons claiming to be registered as owners, be considered as one person: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall require the registrar to make an entry in the register book under this section, if he is of opinion that by reason of the transmission the ship has ceased to be an Indian ship.
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