Section 16: Registration of Indian chartered foreign vessels.

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

Any foreign vessel chartered on a bareboat charter-cum-demise contract by an Indian charterer may be registered under this Part in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.

Explanation.---For the purposes of this section, "bareboat charter-cum-demise" means a bareboat charter where the ownership of the vessel is intended to be transferred after a specified period to the charterer to whom it has been chartered.

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Act	The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
Section	16
Marginal note	Registration of Indian chartered foreign vessels.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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