LawgistThe Indian Naval Armament Act
6Liability
Any ship which has been, either wholly or partly, built, altered, armed or equipped as a vessel of war in the States in contravention of section 3, or in any 1*** part of His Majesty's Dominions or 2[of India] in contravention of any like provision of law in force in that part 3*** , shall, if found in the States, be liable to forfeiture under this Act.
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1. The word "other" omitted by the A.O. 1950.
2. Subs., ibid., for "any State in India".
3. 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
