Section 79 of The Indian Ports Act, 2025: Power of Council to make regulations.
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.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the manner and conditions subject to which the Chairperson may invite persons to meetings of the Council under sub-section (3) of section 3;
(b) the manner of transaction of business at meetings of the Council under sub-section (4) of section 3;
(c) any such other matters which is to be, or may be, specified by regulations.