Section 36 of The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025: Power of Central Government to issue directions.
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) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, every person shall, in the discharge of his functions and duties under this Act, be bound by such directions on questions of policy as the Central Government may give to it in writing from time to time.
(2) The decision of the Central Government as to whether a question is one of policy or not, shall be final.
(2) The decision of the Central Government as to whether a question is one of policy or not, shall be final.