Where a vessel is authorised or ordered to be detained under this Act, any commissioned officer of the Indian Navy or Indian Coast Guard, or Police, or any port officer, pilot, harbour master or conservator of port, or the Commissioner of Customs, or any other person authorised under this Act, may detain the vessel under instructions of the principal officer.

Where a vessel is authorised or ordered to be detained under this Act, any commissioned officer of the Indian Navy or Indian Coast Guard, or Police, or any port officer, pilot, harbour master or conservator of port, or the Commissioner of Customs, or any other person authorised under this Act, may detain the vessel under instructions of the principal officer.