Lawgist62APunishment for offences relating to accident
1[62A. Punishment for offences relating to accident.--If the master or the driver or other person in charge of the inland mechanically propelled vessel fails to report an accident in which his vessel is involved as required under Chapter VIA, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both, or, if having been previously convicted of an offence under this section, he is again convicted of an offence under this section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.]
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1. Ins. by s. 29, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
- 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
