Section 29
Refusal of port clearance.
The Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021.
About this Act
An Act to provide for the development, maintenance and management of aids to navigation in India; for training and certification of operator of aids to navigation, development of its historical, educational and cultural value; to ensure compliance with the obligation under the maritime treaties and international instruments to which India is a party and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The officer whose duty it is to grant a port clearance for any ship
shall not grant the port clearance until the amount of marine aids to navigation dues payable in respect of
the ship under this Act and of any fines imposed thereunder has been paid, or until security for the
payment thereof has been given to his satisfaction.