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Section 7: Seizure, detention and search of ships.

The Indian Naval Armament Act, 1923Central Act · Act 7 of 1923

(1) Where a ship is liable to forfeiture under this Act,--

(a) any Presidency Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class, or

(a) any commissioned officer on full pay in the [Armed Forces of the Union], *** or

(b) any officer of customs or police officer not below such rank as may be designated in this behalf by the Central Government,

may seize such ship and detain it, and, if the ship is found at sea within the territorial waters of the States, may bring it to any convenient port in the States.

(2) Any officer taking any action under sub-section (1) shall forthwith report the same through his official superiors to the [Central Government].

(3) The [Central Government] shall, within thirty days of the seizure, either cause the ship to be released or make or cause to be made, in the manner hereinafter provided, an application for the forfeiture thereof, and may make such orders for the temporary disposal of the ship as it thinks suitable.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Indian Naval Armament Act, 1923
Section7
Marginal noteSeizure, detention and search of ships.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "military, naval or air service of His Majesty".
  • repealed. . The words "or any Gazetted Officer of the Royal Indian Marine Service" rep. by the A.O. 1937.
  • other. . See Gazette of India, 1924. Pt. I, p. 188.
  • substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "L.G.".

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