Remedies of master for wages, disbursements, etc
Section 88 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 deals with remedies of master for wages, disbursements, etc. The master of a vessel shall, so far as the case permits, have the same rights, liens and remedies for the recovery of his wages as a seafarer has under this Act or by any law or custom. The Act came into force on 15 Mar 2026.
(1) The master of a vessel shall, so far as the case permits, have the same rights, liens and remedies for the recovery of his wages as a seafarer has under this Act or by any law or custom.
(2) Every master shall have the same rights, liens and remedies for the recovery of disbursements or liabilities properly made or incurred by him on account of the vessel as such master has for the recovery of his wages.
(3) Every person lawfully acting as master of a vessel by reason of the disease or incapacity from illness, of the master of such vessel shall, so far as the case permits, have the same rights, liens and remedies for the recovery of disbursements or liabilities properly made or incurred by him on account of the vessel as a master has for the recovery of his wages.
Section 88, The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 (Act 24 of 2025).
Questions about Section 88
What does Section 88 of the Merchant Shipping Act deal with?
Section 88 of the Merchant Shipping Act is headed "Remedies of master for wages, disbursements, etc". The master of a vessel shall, so far as the case permits, have the same rights, liens and remedies for the recovery of his wages as a seafarer has under this Act or by any law or custom.
How do I find court cases under Section 88 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 88, section 88 Merchant Shipping Act 2025, section 88 of the Merchant Shipping Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 88 of the Merchant Shipping Act come into force?
Section 88 of the Merchant Shipping Act, cited as Merchant Shipping Act 2025 88, 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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