Section 47 of The Indian Ports Act, 2025: Port tariff.
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.
(i) the Board of Major Port Authority or such person or body of persons authorised by it; or
(ii) the board of directors, in case a port is registered as a company under the Companies Act, 2013;
(b) the port tariff for every port other than major port shall be fixed by the respective State Maritime Boards or such concessionaire as may be authorised by the concerned State Maritime Board.
(2) The port tariff fixed under sub-section (1) shall be published electronically by the Authority or concessionaire or person or body of persons, responsible for fixing the port tariff.
(3) The port tariff fixed under sub-section (1) shall come into effect after expiry of a period of thirty days from the date of its publication.
(4) The Council may issue guidelines on any matter relating to transparency of port tariff including the components thereof.
(5) The Authority may, based on any recommendation by the Government, in special cases exempt or, remit the whole or any portion of the fees or other charges due or payable under this Act.