(1) This Act may be called the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017.
(2) It shall apply to every vessel, irrespective of the place of residence or domicile of the owner:
Provided that this Act shall not apply to an inland vessel defined in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Inland Vessels Act, 1917 (1 of 1917), or a vessel under construction that has not been launched unless it is notified by the Central Government to be a vessel for the purposes of this Act:
Provided further that this Act shall not apply to a warship, naval auxiliary or other vessel owned or operated by the Central or a State Government and used for any non-commercial purpose, and, shall also not apply to a foreign vessel which is used for any non-commercial purpose as may be notified by the Central Government.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(2) It shall apply to every vessel, irrespective of the place of residence or domicile of the owner:
Provided that this Act shall not apply to an inland vessel defined in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Inland Vessels Act, 1917 (1 of 1917), or a vessel under construction that has not been launched unless it is notified by the Central Government to be a vessel for the purposes of this Act:
Provided further that this Act shall not apply to a warship, naval auxiliary or other vessel owned or operated by the Central or a State Government and used for any non-commercial purpose, and, shall also not apply to a foreign vessel which is used for any non-commercial purpose as may be notified by the Central Government.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Source footnotes
1. 1st April, 2018, vide notification No. S.O. 767(E), dated 22nd February, 2018, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Admiralty jurisdiction.Section 4 · Maritime claim.Section 5 · Arrest of vessel in rem.Section 6 · Admiralty jurisdiction in personam.Section 7 · Restrictions on actions in personam in certain cases.Section 8 · Vesting of rights on sale of vessels.Section 9 · Inter se priority on maritime lien.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.