Section 152
Power to make rules.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to merchant shipping to ensure compliance with India's obligation under the maritime treaties and international instruments to which India is a party and also to ensure the development of Indian shipping and efficient maintenance of Indian mercantile marine in a manner best suited to serve the national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) The Central Government may make rules to carry out the provisions of this Part.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the requirements for different classes of vessels, company or ports for survey, audit and certification under sub-section (1) of section 144;
(b) the manner of re-survey, audit and certification of vessel, company or port and modification, revocation, suspension, cancellation or surrender of the certificates and documents under sub-section (4) of section 144;
(c) the certificates to be possessed by a vessel, company or port under section 145;
(d) any other convention relating to survey, audit or certification under clause (k) of section 147;
(e) any other power of the surveyor or other person under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 150;
(f) any other matter for compliance of which inspections may be conducted under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 151;
(g) the form and manner of report to be made to the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section 151;
(h) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the requirements for different classes of vessels, company or ports for survey, audit and certification under sub-section (1) of section 144;
(b) the manner of re-survey, audit and certification of vessel, company or port and modification, revocation, suspension, cancellation or surrender of the certificates and documents under sub-section (4) of section 144;
(c) the certificates to be possessed by a vessel, company or port under section 145;
(d) any other convention relating to survey, audit or certification under clause (k) of section 147;
(e) any other power of the surveyor or other person under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 150;
(f) any other matter for compliance of which inspections may be conducted under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 151;
(g) the form and manner of report to be made to the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section 151;
(h) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.