Section 21 of The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025: Penalty for reporting false or misleading information.
The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025
About this Act
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.
If any person who is required to report any information to the Director-General under section 6 fails to do so, or otherwise intentionally reports misleading or false information, such person shall be liable for penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees.