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IND-1984-L-5214
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Title_of_text
Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 1984 (No. 41 of 1984).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
India
Subjects (Classification)
Seafarers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1984-05-27
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends the Merchant Shipping Act (No. 44 of 1958) in various respects (ss. 3, 24, 102, 105, 108, 130, 132, 137, 141, 159, 160, 194, 204, 299A, 402, 434, 436). Amendments deal chiefly with the definition of "family", engagement of a seafarer outside India, amounts for seafarers' welfare, and compulsory insurance against their death or occupational injury. Inserts new s. 177A empowering the Central Government to make rules, in the light of ILO Convention No. 134 (Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers)), to ensure safe working conditions on board vessels.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1958-10-30 (IND-1958-L-32645)
Merchant Shipping Act 1958 (No. 44 of 1958).
Amended text(s)
1958-10-30 (IND-1958-L-32645)
Merchant Shipping Act 1958 (No. 44 of 1958).
Serial region
Serial title
Acts of Parliament
Date
1984
Page range
pp. 340-346