(1) A person shall be liable to penalty under this Act if he commits any of the following acts, namely:---
(a) being drunk or disorderly attempts to enter a vessel; or
(b) onboard molest any person; or
(c) travels or attempts to travel without payment of fare; or
(d) wilfully refuses or neglects to quit the vessel on arrival at destination; or
(e) fails to exhibit his ticket when requested by the master or other officer; or
(f) misconducts himself in such a manner as to cause annoyance or injury to persons onboard; or
(g) carries any substance that could jeopardise the safety or security of the vessel, life onboard or the environment in general.
(2) The master may refuse to receive onboard any person referred to in sub-section (1) and if such person is onboard, may put him on shore, and the person so refused admittance or put on shore shall not be entitled to return of any fare he has paid.
(3) The master or other officer of any such vessel and all persons called by him or other officer to his assistance, may detain any person who commits any offence under sub-section (1) and convey the offender with all convenient dispatch before the nearest police station to be dealt with in accordance with the law.
(a) being drunk or disorderly attempts to enter a vessel; or
(b) onboard molest any person; or
(c) travels or attempts to travel without payment of fare; or
(d) wilfully refuses or neglects to quit the vessel on arrival at destination; or
(e) fails to exhibit his ticket when requested by the master or other officer; or
(f) misconducts himself in such a manner as to cause annoyance or injury to persons onboard; or
(g) carries any substance that could jeopardise the safety or security of the vessel, life onboard or the environment in general.
(2) The master may refuse to receive onboard any person referred to in sub-section (1) and if such person is onboard, may put him on shore, and the person so refused admittance or put on shore shall not be entitled to return of any fare he has paid.
(3) The master or other officer of any such vessel and all persons called by him or other officer to his assistance, may detain any person who commits any offence under sub-section (1) and convey the offender with all convenient dispatch before the nearest police station to be dealt with in accordance with the law.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Application of Act.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Establishment of National Shipping Board.Section 5 · Constitution of Seafarer’s Welfare Board.Section 6 · Power to make rules.Section 7 · Director-General of Maritime Administration.Section 8 · Officers.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 25 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.