Section 31 of The Indian Ports Act, 2025: Injuring banks or shores of port prohibited.
About this Act
An Act to consolidate the law relating to ports, promote integrated port development, facilitate ease of doing business and ensure the optimum utilisation of India's coastline; establish and empower State Maritime Boards for effective management of ports other than major ports; establish the Maritime State Development Council for fostering structured growth and development of the port sector; provide for the management of pollution, disaster, emergencies, security, safety, navigation, and data at ports; ensure compliance with India's obligations under international instruments to which it is a party; take measures for the conservation of ports; provide for adjudicatory mechanisms for the redressal of port-related disputes; and address matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(a) disturb the existing waterbed or geophysical structures or any artificial protection or constructions or shore of the port; or
(b) sink or bury in any part of such bank or shore, whether the same is public or private property, any mooring-post, anchor or any other thing; or
(c) do any other thing which is likely to cause damage to such bank or shore.