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Section 196: Application of this Chapter.

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

This Chapter shall apply to,---

(a) pollution damage caused due to escape or discharge of bunker oil from every Indian vessel and from every ship other than an Indian vessel while it is,---

(i) within the territory of India including territorial waters;or

(ii) at a port or a place in India or within the coastal waters, not extending more than two hundred nautical miles from the baseline;

(b) preventive measures for preventing or minimising the pollution damage,

but shall not apply to---

(a) warships, naval auxiliary or other vessels owned or operated by the Government and used for the time being, only for non-commercial purposes;

(b) pollution damage specified in Chapter III of this Part.

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ActThe Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
Section196
Marginal noteApplication of this Chapter.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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