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Section 207: Ban on entering or leaving port without clearance.

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

(1) No ship shall enter or leave or attempt to enter or leave any port or place to which this Chapter applies unless it carries onboard a certificate granted under section 206.

(2) Any certificate granted by a competent authority in any State outside India to a ship registered in that State or any certificate granted by a competent authority of any State which is a contracting party to the Bunker Convention to any ship wherever registered, shall be accepted at any port or place in India as if it were granted under this Act.

(3) No proper officer shall permit inward entry or outward clearance to any ship to which sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) applies unless the master of the ship produces the certificate required in respect of such ship.

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ActThe Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
Section207
Marginal noteBan on entering or leaving port without clearance.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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