THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL ACTS AGAINST SAFETY OF MARITIME NAVIGATION AND FIXED PLATFORMS ON CONTINENTAL SHELF ACT, 2002

ACT NO. 69 OF 2002 · Enacted [20th December, 2002.] · 14 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent, application and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

OFFENCES

Section 3.Offences against ship, fixed platform, cargo of a ship, maritime navigational facilities, etc.

Section 4.Conferment of powers of investigation.

Section 5.Designated Courts.

Section 6.Offence triable by Designated Court.

Section 7.Application of Code to proceedings before a Designated Court.

Section 8.Provision as to bail.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.Provisions as to extradition.

Section 10.Contracting parties to Convention or Protocol.

Section 11.Power to treat certain ships to be registered in Convention States.

Section 12.Previous sanction necessary for prosecution.

Section 13.Presumptions as to offences under section 3.

Section 14.Protection of action taken in good faith.