The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Ordinance, 1993

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' Jr~•• ' :'.,Yi - , l:''.li.· ..... •-: : ,, ' ' • • •• • • • . - I - ' - I • • . ft:'t\Gtl ·:;\~~ • ""'lfJT '(Uf EXTRAORDINARY _· '1T't. ll-t!Vi 1 l> AR'l' 11-S,ection 1 • I 5tml~-,~ ~ - ' PUBL1~1HED BY AUTHORITY ·• • • • • ' L • - • • I ' . • ' ' · · eeparate' .paging is gt,· en to this Part in order that it may be mea < _ -. ! -~ ._ . . • : , as a S(!J>arate compilation . (I.Aegislative Department) New neinf, t1le 21,h 0'ct0ber, 1993/Ka;tika 5, 1915 (Saka.) T_HE MER<:HAN1' SHIPPING ~(AMENDMENT·) ·ORDINANCE, 1993 ! No .. 3-4 OF 199'3 J> resi(i,ent i11 tl1e Forty-f ot1rth Year .of the Republic of India. An·Ordinan.ce further 1<1 a1nc)1d the Merchant S\1ipping Act 1958. , , WJiEIWAS Parliament .is not in• session and the PreSident·is ·satisfied that • circumstances exiet which render it necessary for hini . to. take immediate . 1. aetion: • . _ '!,·_ J • 1: ' . -·. N<>w, ~ORE, in exerci~e of the powers conferred by clause (1) of ·al'ticle 123 of the Constitution, the President is ,pJe,ased to pro1t1ulgate the - , following Ordinance:- r ~ - • 1 ' , 1'•~ ~ ~ t . (J) ·This·~di.nance.'may' be called the Merchant Shippi~g (Amend- ment) :Qi·dinance, '199iS. _ • - _, _ • _ \,; . .. . - ' • , (2) : lt :shall come il):tp f o-rc.e at once. ' l '!,.!' • . V • . ._• _.- - • , T • -~ •,• - • - 2, In sectiQn .21 of the Merchant Shipplrtg Act, 1:958- (hereinafter referred to as tl1e princip,al Acl) , for clauses (b) and (c) , the ~allowing cla~ses s·hall be st1.'hsti t1..1tetl~ 11,1n1ely:- - • .. "(b) a company or a body established by or. und~:" ~ny :C:en~rul or State Act whieh bas its principal place of business m India; °:r • • • • Sho1:t title and com­ mence­ ment, Amend,. n1cnt of section • • id • • :; f Amend,. me11t of section 42. Amend­ ·ment of section ,45. Substitu• tion. of newsec­ tion for ti sec 011 S.1. Rights of; mort~ gape _ • 'I ·nm OAZBtwrB OF' .INDIA EXTltAOltDJ.NARY J. Ill section. 42 of the principal Act, • - . • • " - I • t . (i) in sub~section ~l)t . aft,er the words "hl~est. t~rein'', the • words "at any time dunng which the security of India or any part of the territory thereof is threatened by war or external aggre&slcui'' shall be inserted; '. ( ii) after sttb-section (2) , rhe following sub-section shall be inser ... ted. nameiu: ' • ' " • ., •• (2A) No transfer or acquisition of any Indian ship shall be valid un.Iess:.._.. (a) a.11 wa;ges. and other amounts due. to s·eam.en :tn .eon"" neetion with theiir employm•ent .on ,t~.at ship ha.ve been paid .. in accord•ance with the provisions of this Act: .! ~ . (b) the owner of ·the ship has given notice of su~h ·irans. fer or ·acquisition of the· ship to the Director Ge:ner•al.", • 4. ·1n section .45 •of. the• prin.cipal Act, 'in sub--section (2):, for the w:ords '''company or any co-operative sooiety't ', the wo.rds ''.company -.~r body or co .. operative society;·, shall. b.e substituted. - . 5. For section 51 of the principal Act, the follow.Ing section sn.,a.11 be subs•tituted; namely; -- . . • • ' ,r, ' l,. 1 _ _ ,, ! k 1 • - • I· j , ~ - I' , '''5.1 .. (1) Where there is only one registered mortgagee of a ship or share,. he shall be en.titled to rec·over the amount .due Ul1der the .. mortgage by selling· the mortgaged ship. or share Wi1thout approaching i-\1..--.. m· ·• l'fk n ...... _.. • ~ . •. ea~ ~ -.. ·.: • • • ProvitEd that nothing contained in this, sul,:.isection. shall prevent ' the mortgagee from recovering the ~ount so due in the High Court as provided tn sub-section (.2). (2), Wnere there. are two: or more registered m<>rtgagees •of ... a ship or share they shall be entitled to .recover the: amount. due unq:er .the mortga·ge. in the High Court, and when passing a decree or th~eafter ~ High Court may direc-t that the ·mortgaged ship or .share 'be· sold in execution of the decree~ • (3) Every registered mortgagee of a .shdp or sh:ai~e. who intends. to recover the· amount due under the mortgage by ·selling the mort­ gaged. shi.p or share under sub-section (1) shall giv~ an .ad-vance nodc.e­ of fiftee.n .day·s relating to such sale to-the re;gi.strar· of th·e ship's port 0£ regis·tty. · ~ -,. . ..... ' ... _. - :-,, ~ - ] ~ • ~- - • • • . . ·' I ~ • ' . • . .. 1: I ' ' ,- " ... '.rHB GAZP:·.rtE OP INDIA BX-nt~OU11N1AtlY • • ••• • .. •:.. - ~ ·t1 _ _ __,, ------- ----- . _ ~-=- _ _ _ -· . _.., __....- ,__.... ..... . • - - - - . - . - • ~ •. -(4) The notice under sub-~tlon (3) shall be accompanied with the proof of p~yment of the . w_ages and other amounls under clause ta) of sub,-seet1on (2A) of section 42..tt • . a. Section 412 of the principal Act alwll be omitted. '7 In section 414 of. the principal Act> in sub-section (2)~ clauses (b) • _ . (• c) shall be omitted • . and . · SHANKER DAY AL SHARMA,. 'l'L..--.!.:f ' r, CRl"lGeftf., • • - K. L,. MOHANPURIA, \ / \ j • - . . • • • ' -~ ! - - ; . i • - :., • ; ' i ,· " f • I , i' " • ·, J 11 ~ • ~ ,. I I, .~ ~ l ~ ,_ ' ' - " e ;, ' ' I -, ' l- t · ~; -. ,,, .. ' ,_ ,. 1 i' t- " ' • " • • ,. I