section 1
Short title, application and commencement.
The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017Infrastructure201718 sections4 chapters
Chapter I PRELIMINARY
Statutory text
- (1) This Act may be called the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017.
- (2) It shall apply to every vessel, irrespective of the place of residence or domicile of the owner: Provided that this Act shall not apply to an inland vessel defined in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Inland Vessels Act, 1917 (1 of 1917), or a vessel under construction that has not been launched unless it is notified by the Central Government to be a vessel for the purposes of this Act: Provided further that this Act shall not apply to a warship, naval auxiliary or other vessel owned or operated by the Central or a State Government and used for any non-commercial purpose, and, shall also not apply to a foreign vessel which is used for any non-commercial purpose as may be notified by the Central Government.
- (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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