Section 30 of The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025: Adjudicating officer for imposition of penalty, appeal and procedure therefor.
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.
(1) The principal officer shall be the adjudicating officer for the purposes of imposing penalty under sections 16, 18 and sections 21 to 25.
(2) Any person aggrieved by the order of the principal officer imposing the penalty under sub-section (1) may, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such order, prefer an appeal before the Director-General in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
(3) The Director-General shall dispose of an appeal referred to in sub-section (2) within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such appeal.
(4) No order shall be passed under this section unless the parties have been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(5) Any penalty imposed under sections 16, 18 and sections 21 to 25 may be compounded for the first contravention by an officer designated by the Central Government by notification in this behalf.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, if a penalty imposed by the principal officer or the Director-General under this Chapter is not deposited, the amount shall be recovered as an arrear of land revenue.
(2) Any person aggrieved by the order of the principal officer imposing the penalty under sub-section (1) may, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such order, prefer an appeal before the Director-General in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
(3) The Director-General shall dispose of an appeal referred to in sub-section (2) within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such appeal.
(4) No order shall be passed under this section unless the parties have been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(5) Any penalty imposed under sections 16, 18 and sections 21 to 25 may be compounded for the first contravention by an officer designated by the Central Government by notification in this behalf.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, if a penalty imposed by the principal officer or the Director-General under this Chapter is not deposited, the amount shall be recovered as an arrear of land revenue.
Notes
1. Ins. in sub-sections (1) and (5) by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-7-2026, vide S.O. 3259(E), dated 20-6-2026).