Section 57 - Inland Vessels Act, 2021

The Inland Vessels Act, 2021

Chapter X

Wreck and Salvage

57. Prohibition against intentionally causing wreck.-

The owner, operator, master or person in-charge of a vessel plying in inland waters shall not intentionally abandon, desert, dump, throw overboard or jettison the vessel or property or parts or cargo, so as to cause wreck.