Section 77
Report of District Magistrate to be notified by State Government.
About this Act
An Act to promote economical and safe transportation and trade through inland waters, to bring uniformity in application of law relating to inland waterways and navigation within the country, to provide for safety of navigation, protection of life and cargo, and prevention of pollution that may be caused by the use or navigation of inland vessels, to ensure transparency and accountability of administration of inland water transportation, to strengthen procedures governing the inland vessels, their construction, survey, registration, manning, navigation and such other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) The District
Magistrate shall, in the case of every inquiry under this Chapter, make a full report of the conclusions at
which he has arrived, together with the evidence recorded and the written opinion of any assessor.
(2) The State Government shall, on receipt of the report referred to in sub-section (1) from the District
Magistrate, cause it to be published by notification in its Official Gazette.