India:
Amendments To The Merchant Shipping (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013
19 October 2015
DSK Legal
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Based on the recommendations of the department related
Parliamentary Standing Committee, along with the ratification of
the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 of the International Labour
Organization (ILO), the Union Cabinet on November 5, 2014 approved
the proposal of the Ministry of Shipping for introducing official
amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Second Amendment) Bill,
2013.
Pursuant to the amendments, India will be able to ensure that
all foreign flag vessels entering Indian territorial waters or
maritime areas over which India has jurisdiction are subject to an
inspection under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006.
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