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Section 149: Grant of certificate to foreign vessels in India and Indian vessels in foreign States.

The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025Central Act · Act 24 of 2025

(1) The Central Government may, at the request of the Government of a State to which a convention applies, cause an appropriate convention certificate to be granted in respect of a vessel registered or to be registered in that State, if it is satisfied in like manner as in the case of an Indian vessel that such certificate may be granted and where a certificate is granted at such a request, it shall contain a statement to that effect.

(2) The Central Government may request the Government of a State to which a convention applies to grant an appropriate convention certificate in respect of a vessel registered or to be registered in India and a certificate granted in pursuance of such a request shall have effect for the purposes of this Act, as if it had been granted by the Central Government.

Explanation.---For the purposes of this section, "convention certificate" means a certificate granted under the provisions of any convention.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
Section149
Marginal noteGrant of certificate to foreign vessels in India and Indian vessels in foreign States.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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