Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1986
Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1986 33 of 1986 [14 August 1986] CONTENTS 1. Short Title 2. Omission Of Section 80 3. Amendment Of Section 86 4. Amendment Of Section 87A 5. Saving Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1986 33 of 1986 [14 August 1986] An Act further to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: - 1. Short Title :- This Act may be called the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1986. 2. Omission Of Section 80 :- In the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958(44 of 195) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), section 80 shall be omitted. 3. Amendment Of Section 86 :- In section 86 of the principal Act, the words "or service", wherever they occur, shall be omitted. 4. Amendment Of Section 87A :- In section 87A of the principal Act, in clause (b),- (i) sub-clause (ii) shall be omitted; (it) in sub-clause (iii), the words "or service" shall be omitted; and (iii) the words "or Indian Naval ship" shall be omitted. 5. Saving :- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the amendments made in the principal Act by this Act shall not apply to, or in relation to, any certificate of service granted under section 80 or recognised under section 86 of the principal Act before the commencement of this Act and the principal Act shall apply in relation to such certificates as if this Act had not been enacted.
Act Metadata
- Title: Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1986
- Type: C
- Subtype: Central
- Act ID: 11188
- Digitised on: 13 Aug 2025