Section 477: Power to arrest witnesses and enter ships, etc — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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477. Power to arrest witnesses and enter ships, etc.—(1) If any Court making an inquiry under this Chapter thinks it necessary for obtaining evidence that any person should be arrested, it may issue a warrant for his arrest, and may, for the purpose of effecting the arrest, authorize any officer, subject, nevertheless, to any general or special instructions from the Federal Government, to enter any vessel, and any officer so authorised may, for the purpose of enforcing the entry, call to his aid any officer of police or Customs or any other person. (2) Where any officer of police, Customs or any other person is called under sub-section (1), it shall be the duty of such officer or person to render all such assistance as may be required by the Court.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

Related sections

Section 476: Assessors Section 478: Power to commit for trial and bind over making the witnesses.––Whenever, in the Section 475: Powers of Courts as to evidence and regulation of proceedings.––For the purpose of Section 479: Report by Court to Federal Government Section 474: Person accused to be heard.––For the purpose of an inquiry by a Court under this Section 480: Investigation into causes of explosion or fire on board ship, etc

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