INDIAN COAST GUARD ACT 1978

THE COAST GUARD ACT, 1978

CHAPTER IV - OFFENCES (Section 15 - 52)

Section15 - Correspondence, etc with offenders

Section 16 - Deserting post and neglect of duty

Section 17 - Mutiny

Section 18 - Persons on board ship or aircraft seducing Coast Guard personnel

from allegiance

Section 19 - Striking or threatening superior officers

Section 20 - Disobedience to superior officer

Section 21 - Ill-treating subordinates

Section 22 - Quarrelling, fighting and disorderly behaviour

Section 23 - Certain forms of disgraceful conduct

Section 24 - Drunkenness

Section 25 - Desertion and aiding desertion

Section 26 - Breaking out of ship and absence without leave

Section 27 - Losing ship or aircraft

Section 28 - Dangerous unauthorised flying

Section 29 - Inaccurate certificate

Section 30 - Low flying and annoyance by flying

Section 31 - Disobedience of lawful command of captain of an aircraft

Section 32 - False accusations

Section 33 - Falsifying official documents and false declarations

Section 34 - Offences in respect of property

Section 35 - Damage to property

Section 36 - Taking unauthorised goods on board

Section 37 - Offences in respect of papers relating to vessel, craft or aircraft taken

into custody

Section 38 - Offences in respect of vessel, craft or aircraft taken into custody

Section 39 - Unlawful taking of ransom

Section 40 - Offences relating to Coast Guard Courts

Section 41 - Escape from custody

Section 42 - Violation of the Act, rules and orders

Section 43 - False answers on enrolment

Section 44 - Offences against good order and discipline

Section 45 - Attempt

Section 46 - Abetment of offences that have been committed

Section 47 - Abetment of offence punishable with death and not committed

Section 48 - Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed

Section 49 - Civil offences

Section 50 - Civil offences not triable by a Coast Guard Court

Section 51 - Period of limitation for trial of offences under the Act

Section 52 - Trial, etc of a person who ceases to be subject to the Act