Application of Chapter

This Chapter shall apply to all sea going vessels chartered by a citizen of India or a non-resident Indian or an overseas citizen of India, or a company or a co-operative society or a limited liability partnership or any other entity as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf, proceeding to sea from a port or place–– (a) in India, to a port or place outside India; or (b) outside India, to a port or place in India or outside India.