Act Number: 24

Act Name: The Inland Vessels Act, 2021

Year: 2021

Enactment Date: 2021-08-11

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Department:

Section 59: Powers of Central Government to make rules for Chapter X.
    For the purposes of this Chapter, the—.
        (a) powers and functions of the receiver of wreck;.
        (b) responsibilities and obligations of the owner, operator, master or person in-charge of vessel, property or cargo with respect to the wreck;.
        (c) measures adopted for the removal of obstruction to navigation;.
        (d) disposal of wreck, including its sale and proceeds of unsold property;.
        (e) measures to be adopted for protection of wreck, fouling of government moorings;.
        (f) rights and duties of salvors and performance of salvage operations or resolution of disputes pertaining to amount payable to salvors; and.
        (g) such other matter, which the Central Government may deem necessary for the efficient administration and removal of wrecks, shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
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