 the control of shipping (continuance) bill, 1958(as introduced inlok sabha)  the control of shipping (continuance) bill, 1958 (as introduged ln lok sabha) a billto continue the control of shipping act, 1947, for a further period be it enacted by parliament in the ninth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the control of shipping (continuance) short title act, 1958 of 1947 s 2 in sub-section (3) of section 1 of the control of shipping act, 1947, for the figures "1958", the figures "1960" shall be substituted  statement of objects and reasonsthe control of shipping act, 1947 (26 of 1947), will cease to be in force on the 31st day of march, 1958 this act ensures by a system of licensing that the available tonnage on the indian coast is used to the best advantage of the country and helps in the implementation of the government's policy of coastal reservation for indian shipping the provisions of the act are required on a permanent basis and have been included in the merchant shipping bill, 1958, which is now pending in parliament as that bill is not likely to be passed into law before the 31st march, 1958, it is proposed to extend the life of the act for a further period of two years new delhi; raj bahadur the 18th february, 1958  annexureextracts from the control of siupping act, 1947 (26 of 1947) - -   - - - 1 (1) this act may be called the control of shipping act, 1947 ~:t,t::'_ mcncemeot (2) it extends to the whole of india, and applies also to, and to and duratiod persons on, ships registered in india, wherever they may be (3) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25th day of march, 1947, and it shall remain in force only up to the 31st day of march, 1958 - - - - - - a bill to continue the control of shipping act, 1947, for a furth~r period (shri raj bahadur, minister of state in the ministry of transport and communications) 