Section 46 of The Indian Ports Act, 2025: Levy of fees and other charges.
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) consideration payable to the port by owners or agents of vessels or shippers in lieu of services rendered by such port including but not limited to—
(i) providing usage of or access to all or any part of the port;
(ii) loading or unloading of cargo;
(iii) embarking or disembarking of passengers;
(iv) storage of materials;
(v) supplying provisions or equipment to vessels;
(vi) handling, storing and transporting goods on land adjoining ports and for the handling of passengers carried by the vessels;
(vii) embarking or disembarking of masters, crew and other personnel, if payable;
(viii) repairing of vessel;
(ix) providing aids to navigation within the port limits;
(x) carrying passengers or goods between vessels in the port or port approaches;
(xi) stevedoring, landing and shipping of passengers or goods from or to such vessels;
(xii) wharfage, storage or demurrage of goods on any such place;
(xiii) pilotage and berth hire;
(xiv) towage; and
(xv) waterfront royalty;
(b) consideration payable by or to the port for port works pertaining to the maintenance of ports;
(c) realisations from usage of land and property belonging to, or in the possession or occupation of, the Authority.