Section 81
Prohibited goods and dangerous goods.
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.
The Central Government shall, by notification,
declare the list of dangerous goods that may be carried subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed
by it, and prohibited goods that are prohibited from being carried on any class or category of
mechanically propelled inland vessels, while plying in the inland waters.