Special provision regarding punishment
Section 284 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 deals with special provision regarding punishment. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 23 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), it shall be lawful for a Judicial Magistrate of the first class to pass any sentence authorised by or under this Act on any person convicted of an offence under this Act or any rules made t The Act came into force on 15 Mar 2026.
Notwithstanding anything contained in section 23 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), it shall be lawful for a Judicial Magistrate of the first class to pass any sentence authorised by or under this Act on any person convicted of an offence under this Act or any rules made thereunder.
Section 284, The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 (Act 24 of 2025).
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Questions about Section 284
What does Section 284 of the Merchant Shipping Act deal with?
Section 284 of the Merchant Shipping Act is headed "Special provision regarding punishment". Notwithstanding anything contained in section 23 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), it shall be lawful for a Judicial Magistrate of the first class to pass any sentence authorised by or under this Act on any person convicted of an offence under this Act or any rules made t
How do I find court cases under Section 284 of the Merchant Shipping Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Merchant Shipping Act 2025 284, section 284 Merchant Shipping Act 2025, section 284 of the Merchant Shipping Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 284 of the Merchant Shipping Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 23 (Sentences which Magistrates may pass), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 284 of the Merchant Shipping Act come into force?
Section 284 of the Merchant Shipping Act, cited as Merchant Shipping Act 2025 284, came into force on 15 Mar 2026, having been enacted on 18 Aug 2025. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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