The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025
Central Act · Act 20 of 202542 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to regulation of coastal shipping, promote coasting trade and encourage domestic participation therein, to ensure that India is equipped with a coastal fleet, owned and operated by the citizens of India for its national security and commercial needs, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 20 of 2025 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 42 |
| Subjects | environment, transport |
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- Section 1 Short title, application and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Prohibition on coasting trade.
- Section 4 Licence for coasting trade.
- Section 5 Suspension, revocation or modification of licence.
- Section 6 Reporting requirements.
- Section 7 Licence to be produced for port clearance.
- Section 8 National Coastal and Inland Shipping Strategic Plan.
- Section 9 National Database of Coastal Shipping.
- Section 10 Application of Chapter.
- Section 11 Requirement of licence by chartered vessels.
- Section 12 Suspension, revocation or modification of licence granted to chartered vessels.
- Section 13 Licence granted to chartered vessel to be returned when ceases to be valid.
- Section 14 No port clearance without production of licence.
- Section 15 Punishment for participating in coasting trade in contravention of section 3.
- Section 16 Punishment for participating in coasting trade after licence ceases to be valid.
- Section 17 Punishment for taking vessel to sea in contravention of section 11.
- Section 18 Punishment for failure to furnish information or furnishing false information after notice.
- Section 19 Punishment for violation of order of detention.
- Section 20 Punishment for illegally detaining person authorised to detain vessel.
- Section 21 Penalty for reporting false or misleading information.
- Section 22 Penalty for violation of conditions of licence.
- Section 23 Penalty for non-compliance of direction of Director-General.
- Section 24 Penalty for non-compliance with order of Central Government.
- Section 25 General provision for contravention or non-compliance.
- Section 26 Compounding of certain offences.
- Section 27 Special provision regarding punishment.
- Section 28 Offences by companies.
- Section 29 Power to enforce detention of vessel.
- Section 30 Adjudicating officer for imposition of penalty, appeal and procedure therefor.
- Section 31 Notice in respect of foreign vessel.
- Section 32 Place of trial and jurisdiction of court.
- Section 33 Service of documents.
- Section 34 Power to delegate.
- Section 35 Power of Director-General to give directions and seek information.
- Section 36 Power of Central Government to issue directions.
- Section 37 Power to exempt.
- Section 38 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 39 Power of Central Government to make rules.
- Section 40 Laying of rules and notifications before Parliament.
- Section 41 Power to remove difficulties.
- Section 42 Repeal and savings.
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