Lawgist59Penalty for serving, or engaging a person to serve, as master or engineer without certificate
If any person--
(a) proceeds on any voyage in an inland 1[mechanically propelled vessel] as the master or engineer of such vessel without being at the time entitled to, and possessed of, a masters or serangs or an engineers or engine-drivers certificate 3[or a master's or engine-driver's licence] as the case may be, as required under this Act, or
(b) employs as the master or engineer of an inland 1[mechanically propelled vessel] any person without ascertaining that he is at the time entitled to, and possessed of, such certificate 2[or licence],
he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
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1. Subs. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 5, for "steam-vesse1" (1-5-1978).
2. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for section 57.
3. Ins. by Act 6 of 1920, s. 10.
- 55 Penalty for making voyage without certificate of survey
- 56 Penalty for neglect to affix certificate or survey in inland mechanically propelled vessel
- 57 Penalty for neglect or refusal to deliver up or surrender certificates of survey or registration
- 58 Penalty for carrying excessive number of passengers on board
- 58A Penalty for carrying excessive quantity of cargo on board
- 59 Penalty for serving, or engaging a person to serve, as master or engineer without certificate
- 60 Penalty for master failing to give notice of wreck or casualty
- 61 Penalty for failing to deliver up suspended or cancelled certificate
- 62 Penalty for taking or delivering or tendering for carriage dangerous goods on board inland mechanically propelled vessel without notice
- 62A Punishment for offences relating to accident
- 62B Penalty for using uninsured mechanically propelled vessel
- 62C Penalty for neglect or refusal to give information as to insurance or to produce certificate of insurance
- 62D Punishment for offences relating to pollution
- 62E Offences by companies
- 63 Penalty for misconduct or neglect endangering inland mechanically propelled vessel or life or limb
- 63A Desertion and absence without leave
- 63B General offences against discipline
- 63C Entry of offence in official log book
- 63D General provision for punishment of offences not otherwise provided for
- 64 Levy of fine by distress of inland mechanically propelled vessel
- 65 Jurisdiction of Magistrates
- 66 Place of trial
