LawgistThe Indian Naval Armament Act
3Restriction on building or equipping vessels of war
No person shall, except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted under this Act,--
(a) build any vessel of war, or alter, arm or equip any ship so as to adapt her for use as a vessel of war; or
(b) despatch or deliver, or allow to be despatched or delivered, from any place in the States any ship which has been, either wholly or partly, built, altered, armed or equipped as a vessel of war in any part of His Majesty's Dominions or9[of India] otherwise than under and in accordance with any law for the time being in force in that part 10***.
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1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "in a State in India".
2. The words "or State" omitted, ibid.
All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Restriction on building or equipping vessels of war
- 4 Licences
- 5 Offences
- 6 Liability
- 7 Seizure, detention and search of ships
- 8 Procedure in forfeiture of ships
- 9 Disposal of forfeit
- 10 Special proof of relevant facts
- 11 Penalties for proceeding to sea after seizure
- 12 Power to enter dock-yards, etc
- 13 Courts by which and conditions subject to which offences may be tried
- 14 Indemnity
