Section 3: Inland mechanically propelled vessel not to proceed on voyage or to be used for service without certificate of survey

Inland Vessels Act, 1917State Act of Jharkhand · Act 1 of 1917

(1) An inland 3 [mechanically propelled vessel] shall not proceed on any voyage, or be used for any service unless she has a certificate of survey in force 6 [in the zone intended for for operation and applicable to such voyage or service in such zone].

(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to any 3 [mechanically propelled vessel] proceeding on a voyage during the interval between the time at which her certificate of survey expires and the time at which it is first practicable to have the certificate renewed:

7 [Explanation.—For the purpose of this sub-section, “zone” means any such inland water area as the State Government may, depending on the maximum significant wave height criteria, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify for the purpose of this Act.]

Where this provision sits

Act	Inland Vessels Act, 1917
Section	3
Marginal note	Inland mechanically propelled vessel not to proceed on voyage or to be used for service without certificate of survey
Jurisdiction	State of Jharkhand
Status	In force as published by the source

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