INDIAN PORTS ACT,, 2025




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Section
 Section Title
  PREAMBLE
  1 Short title, commencement and application View Judgements
  2 Definitions View Judgements
  3 Establishment of Council View Judgements
  4 Powers of Chairperson View Judgements
  5 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Council View Judgements
  6 Functions of Council View Judgements
  7 Employees of Council View Judgements
  8 Grants by Central Government View Judgements
  9 Delegation of powers of Council View Judgements
  10 Port operations View Judgements
  11 Notification of new port and alteration of port limits View Judgements
  12 Adherence to national perspective plan and guidelines issued by Council View Judgements
  13 Establishment of State Maritime Board View Judgements
  14 Transfer of assets and liabilities, etc View Judgements
  15 Functions of State Maritime Board View Judgements
  16 Resolution of disputes View Judgements
  17 Civil court not to have jurisdiction View Judgements
  18 Appointment of conservator, harbour master and other port officers View Judgements
  19 Powers of conservator to issue directions View Judgements
  20 Removal of obstructions within port limits View Judgements
  21 Power to specify restrictions on activities within port limits View Judgements
  22 Fouling of moorings View Judgements
  23 Power to board vessels and enter buildings View Judgements
  24 Appointment and powers of health officer and prevention of contagious diseases View Judgements
  25 Indemnity of Government against act or default of port officers or pilot View Judgements
  26 Damage to property of port View Judgements
  27 Warping View Judgements
  28 Master to take order to extinguish fire View Judgements
  29 Offences in connection with safety of vessels, etc View Judgements
  30 Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores View Judgements
  31 Injuring banks or shores of port prohibited View Judgements
  32 Moving of vessels without pilot or permission of harbour master or port officer View Judgements
  33 Port officer to co-operate in manoeuvres for defence of port View Judgements
  34 Authority and Director-General to regulate certain activities View Judgements
  35 Definitions View Judgements
  36 Reception facilities View Judgements
  37 Direction to provide adequate reception facilities View Judgements
  38 Port waste reception and handling plans View Judgements
  39 Advance waste notice View Judgements
  40 Delivery of vessel-generated waste View Judgements
  41 Charges for vessel-generated waste View Judgements
  42 Audit of ports View Judgements
  43 Maintenance of information on portal View Judgements
  44 Measures for prevention or containment of pollution View Judgements
  45 Directions for securing compliance View Judgements
  46 Levy of fees and other charges View Judgements
  47 Port tariff View Judgements
  48 Receipt of fees or other charges View Judgements
  49 Owner, agent or master to report arrival View Judgements
  50 Detention and sale on refusal to pay fees or other charges View Judgements
  51 Grant of port-clearance View Judgements
  52 Master not to evade payment of fees or other charges View Judgements
  53 Offences and penalties View Judgements
  54 Authority for imposition of penalty and procedure therefor View Judgements
  55 Cognizance of offences View Judgements
  56 Penalty for wilful failure to comply with orders of Dispute Resolution Committee View Judgements
  57 Penalty for failure to furnish information, etc View Judgements
  58 Recovery of fine or penalty View Judgements
  59 Recovery of expenses and damages View Judgements
  60 Cost of distress View Judgements
  61 Magistrate to determine amount to be levied in case of dispute View Judgements
  62 Place of trial and jurisdiction View Judgements
  63 Offences by companies View Judgements
  64 Service of documents View Judgements
  65 Hoisting unlawful colours in port View Judgements
  66 Emergency preparedness and response plan View Judgements
  67 Reporting of incident View Judgements
  68 Shore based welfare services for seafarers View Judgements
  69 Port community system and vessel traffic service View Judgements
  70 Order for securing compliance View Judgements
  71 Prior clearance View Judgements
  72 Obligations of ports under international conventions View Judgements
  73 Notification of mega port View Judgements
  74 Chairperson, members, officers and employees of Council, etc., to be public servants View Judgements
  75 Application of certain laws View Judgements
  76 Power of Central Government to make rules View Judgements
  77 Power of State Government to make rules View Judgements
  78 Power of Central Government to make rules in consultation with State Governments View Judgements
  79 Power of Council to make regulations View Judgements
  80 Power of Council to issue guidelines View Judgements
  81 Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament and State Legislature View Judgements
  82 Protection of action taken in good faith View Judgements
  83 Power to amend Second Schedule View Judgements
  64 Power to remove difficulties View Judgements
  65 Repeal and savings View Judgements
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