(1) A registered
mechanically propelled inland vessel or a share therein may be mortgaged as a security for a loan or other
valuable consideration, and the instrument creating the security shall be in such form, as may be
prescribed by the Central Government, and on the production of such instrument, the Registrar of Inland
Vessels who granted the certificate of registration shall record it in the book of registry.
(2) The manner and the conditions, subject to which a mechanically propelled inland vessel or a share therein may be mortgaged, shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) The manner and the conditions, subject to which a mechanically propelled inland vessel or a share therein may be mortgaged, shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.