Section 29 of The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025: Power to enforce detention of vessel.
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.
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.