(1) If the owner of any ship refuses or neglects to pay the amount of marine aids to navigation dues payable under this Act in respect of the ship, the proper officer may seize the ship along with its equipment or any part thereof, and detain the same until the amount of the marine aids to navigation dues, together with the costs of the seizure and detention is paid.
(2) If any part of such marine aids to navigation dues remains unpaid after the expiry of thirty days following the date of the seizure, the proper officer may cause the ship or other thing seized to be sold, and with the proceeds of the sale may satisfy the marine aids to navigation dues remaining unpaid, together with the costs of the sale and shall repay the surplus, if any, to the person by whom the same were payable.
(2) If any part of such marine aids to navigation dues remains unpaid after the expiry of thirty days following the date of the seizure, the proper officer may cause the ship or other thing seized to be sold, and with the proceeds of the sale may satisfy the marine aids to navigation dues remaining unpaid, together with the costs of the sale and shall repay the surplus, if any, to the person by whom the same were payable.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Power to designate general aid to navigation.Section 4 · Appointment of Director General, Deputy Director Generals and Directors.Section 5 · Duties of Director General.Section 6 · Central Advisory Committee.Section 7 · Proceedings of Central Advisory Committee not to be invalidated.Section 8 · Management of general aids to navigation.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 25 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2022-03-23. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.