Act 20 of 2025

The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to regulation of coastal shipping, promote coasting trade and encourage domestic participation therein, to ensure that India is equipped with a coastal fleet, owned and operated by the citizens of India for its national security and commercial needs, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

  • Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  • Enacted 2025-08-09
  • 42 sections

This page lists all 42 sections of The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025. Open any section to read its official text.

SectionTitle
1 Short title, application and commencement.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Prohibition on coasting trade.Read
4 Licence for coasting trade.Read
5 Suspension, revocation or modification of licence.Read
6 Reporting requirements.Read
7 Licence to be produced for port clearance.Read
8 National Coastal and Inland Shipping Strategic Plan.Read
9 National Database of Coastal Shipping.Read
10 Application of Chapter.Read
11 Requirement of licence by chartered vessels.Read
12 Suspension, revocation or modification of licence granted to chartered vessels.Read
13 Licence granted to chartered vessel to be returned when ceases to be valid.Read
14 No port clearance without production of licence.Read
15 Punishment for participating in coasting trade in contravention of section 3.Read
16 Punishment for participating in coasting trade after licence ceases to be valid.Read
17 Punishment for taking vessel to sea in contravention of section 11.Read
18 Punishment for failure to furnish information or furnishing false information after notice.Read
19 Punishment for violation of order of detention.Read
20 Punishment for illegally detaining person authorised to detain vessel.Read
21 Penalty for reporting false or misleading information.Read
22 Penalty for violation of conditions of licence.Read
23 Penalty for non-compliance of direction of Director-General.Read
24 Penalty for non-compliance with order of Central Government.Read
25 General provision for contravention or non-compliance.Read
26 Compounding of certain offences.Read
27 Special provision regarding punishment.Read
28 Offences by companies.Read
29 Power to enforce detention of vessel.Read
30 Adjudicating officer for imposition of penalty, appeal and procedure therefor.Read
31 Notice in respect of foreign vessel.Read
32 Place of trial and jurisdiction of court.Read
33 Service of documents.Read
34 Power to delegate.Read
35 Power of Director-General to give directions and seek information.Read
36 Power of Central Government to issue directions.Read
37 Power to exempt.Read
38 Protection of action taken in good faith.Read
39 Power of Central Government to make rules.Read
40 Laying of rules and notifications before Parliament.Read
41 Power to remove difficulties.Read
42 Repeal and savings.Read
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