CourtMesh

Section 273: Vessel not to proceed without valid certificates.

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

(1) No vessel shall ply or proceed to sea unless it is in possession of such certificates granted under this Part in such manner and for such period as may be prescribed.

(2) Every certificate shall be granted in such manner and shall be in force for such period as may be prescribed:

Provided that where a vessel is not at a port at the time of expiry of the certificate, the owner, master, tindal or skipper of that vessel shall notify the Central Government of such expiry, and the certificate shall continue to be valid until her first arrival at the next port after the expiry of such period.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
Section273
Marginal noteVessel not to proceed without valid certificates.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

Find the provision, not just read it

The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:

  • Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
  • Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
  • Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
  • Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

Need this as data, not as a page? The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.