The Coast Guard Act, 1978
Central · 1978
- S. 1Short title and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Persons subject to this Act.
- S. 4Constitution of the Coast Guard.
- S. 5Control, direction, etc.
- S. 6Enrolment.
- S. 7Liability for service outside India.
- S. 8Oath of allegiance.
- S. 9Resignation and withdrawal from the post.
- S. 10Tenure of service under the Act.
- S. 11Dismissal or removal by Central Government and by other officers.
- S. 12Certificate of termination of service.
- S. 13Restrictions respecting right to form association, freedom of speech, etc.
- S. 14Duties and functions of Coast Guard.
- S. 15Correspondence, etc., with offenders.
- S. 16Deserting post and neglect of duty.
- S. 17Mutiny.
- S. 18Persons on board ship or aircraft seducing Coast Guard personnel from allegiance.
- S. 19Striking or threatening superior officers.
- S. 20Disobedience to superior officer.
- S. 21Ill-treating subordinates.
- S. 22Quarrelling, fighting and disorderly behaviour.
- S. 23Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.
- S. 24Drunkenness.
- S. 25Desertion and aiding desertion.
- S. 26Breaking out of ship and absence without leave.
- S. 27Losing ship or aircraft.
- S. 28Dangerous unauthorised flying.
- S. 29Inaccurate certificate.
- S. 30Low flying and annoyance by flying.
- S. 31Disobedience of lawful command of captain of an aircraft.
- S. 32False accusations.
- S. 33Falsifying official documents and false declarations.
- S. 34Offences in respect of property.
- S. 35Damage to property.
- S. 36Taking unauthorised goods on board.
- S. 37Offences in respect of papers relating to vessel, craft or aircraft taken into custody.
- S. 38Offences in respect of vessel, craft or aircraft taken into custody.
- S. 39Unlawful taking of ransom.
- S. 40Offences relating to Coast Guard Courts.
- S. 41Escape from custody.
- S. 42Violation of the Act, rules and orders.
- S. 43False answers on enrolment.
- S. 44Offences against good order and discipline.
- S. 45Attempt.
- S. 46Abetment of offences that have been committed.
- S. 47Abetment of offence punishable with death and not committed.
- S. 48Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed.
- S. 49Civil offences.
- S. 50Civil offences not triable by a Coast Guard Court.
- S. 51Period of limitation for trial of offences under the Act.
- S. 52Trial, etc., of a person who ceases to be subject to the Act.
- S. 53Punishments awardable by Coast Guard Courts.
- S. 54Alternative punishments awardable by Coast Guard Courts.
- S. 55Combination of punishments.
- S. 56Punishments otherwise than by Coast Guard Courts.
- S. 57Minor punishments.
- S. 57APunishment for officers below the rank of Commandant.
- S. 58Provisions as to award of punishments.
- S. 59Custody of offenders.
- S. 60Duty of Commanding Officer in regard to detention.
- S. 61Arrest by civil authorities.
- S. 62Capture of deserters.
- S. 63Coast Guard police officers.
- S. 64Power to convene a Coast Guard Court.
- S. 65Composition of Coast Guard Courts.
- S. 66Dissolution of a Coast Guard Court.
- S. 67Powers of a Coast Guard Court.
- S. 68Prohibition of second trial.
- S. 69Application of Act during term of sentence.
- S. 70Place of trial.
- S. 71Choice between criminal court and Coast Guard Court.
- S. 72Power of criminal court to require delivery of an offender.
- S. 73Law Officer.
- S. 74Challenges.
- S. 75Oaths of member, Law Officer and witness.
- S. 76Voting by members.
- S. 77General rule as to evidence.
- S. 78Judicial notice.
- S. 79Summoning of witnesses.
- S. 80Documents exempted from production.
- S. 81Commissions for examination of witnesses.
- S. 82Examination of a witness on commission.
- S. 83Alternative findings.
- S. 84Presumption as to signatures.
- S. 85Enrolment paper.
- S. 86Presumption as to certain documents.
- S. 87Evidence of previous convictions and general character.
- S. 88Lunacy of accused.
- S. 89Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial.
- S. 90Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 89.
- S. 91Release of lunatic accused.
- S. 92Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives.
- S. 93Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial.
- S. 94Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed.
- S. 95Powers of Coast Guard Court in relation to proceedings under this Act.
- S. 96Form of sentence of death.
- S. 97Interim custody until execution of sentence of death.
- S. 98Execution of sentence of death.
- S. 99Commencement of sentence of imprisonment or detention.
- S. 100Execution of sentence of imprisonment.
- S. 101Temporary custody of offender.
- S. 102Conveyance of prisoner from place to place.
- S. 103Communication of certain orders to prison officers.
- S. 104Execution of Sentence of fine.
- S. 105Informality or error in the order or warrant.
- S. 106Imprisonment or detention of offender already under sentence.
- S. 107Suspension of sentence of imprisonment or detention.
- S. 108Release on suspension.
- S. 109Computation of period of suspension.
- S. 110Order after suspension.
- S. 111Reconsideration of case after suspension.
- S. 112Fresh sentence after suspension.
- S. 113Scope of power of suspension.
- S. 114Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal.
- S. 115Appointment of Chief Law Officer and Law Officers.
- S. 116Functions of Chief Law Officer.
- S. 117Judicial review by the Chief Law Officer.
- S. 118Consideration by the Director-General.
- S. 119Petitions to Central Government or Director-General against findings and sentences.
- S. 120Powers of Central Government and Director-General in respect of findings and sentences.
- S. 121Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Coast Guard.
- S. 122Protection for acts of members of the Coast Guard.
- S. 123Power to make rules.