1[435P. Closure of registry.--If an Indian fishing boat is lost, destroyed or rendered permanently
unfit for service, the owner of such fishing boat shall, with the least possible delay, report the fact to
the registrar of the port or place where the fishing boat is registered and also forward to him certificate
of registry in respect of the fishing boat; and thereupon the registrar shall have the registry of the
fishing boat closed.]
1. Ins. by s. 15, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-5-1983).