The Indian Ports Act 2025
Central Act · Act 27 of 202585 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to consolidate the law relating to ports, promote integrated port development, facilitate ease of doing business and ensure the optimum utilisation of Indias coastline; establish and empower State Maritime Boards for effective management of ports other than major ports; establish the Maritime State Development Council for fostering structured growth and development of the port sector; provide for the management of pollution, disaster, emergencies, security, safety, navigation, and data at ports; ensure compliance with Indias obligations under international instruments to which it is a… |
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| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 27 of 2025 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 85 |
| Subjects | transport |
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- Section 1 Short title, commencement and application.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Establishment of Council.
- Section 4 Powers of Chairperson.
- Section 5 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Council.
- Section 6 Functions of Council.
- Section 7 Employees of Council.
- Section 8 Grants by Central Government.
- Section 9 Delegation of powers of Council.
- Section 10 Port operations.
- Section 11 Notification of new port and alteration of port limits.
- Section 12 Adherence to national perspective plan and guidelines issued by Council.
- Section 13 Establishment of State Maritime Board.
- Section 14 Transfer of assets and liabilities, etc.
- Section 15 Functions of State Maritime Board.
- Section 16 Resolution of disputes.
- Section 17 Civil court not to have jurisdiction.
- Section 18 Appointment of conservator, harbour master and other port officers.
- Section 19 Powers of conservator to issue directions.
- Section 20 Removal of obstructions within port limits.
- Section 21 Power to specify restrictions on activities within port limits.
- Section 22 Fouling of moorings.
- Section 23 Power to board vessels and enter buildings.
- Section 24 Appointment and powers of health officer and prevention of contagious diseases.
- Section 25 Indemnity of Government against act or default of port officers or pilot.
- Section 26 Damage to property of port.
- Section 27 Warping.
- Section 28 Master to take order to extinguish fire.
- Section 29 Offences in connection with safety of vessels, etc.
- Section 30 Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores.
- Section 31 Injuring banks or shores of port prohibited.
- Section 32 Moving of vessels without pilot or permission of harbour master or port officer.
- Section 33 Port officer to co-operate in manoeuvres for defence of port.
- Section 34 Authority and Director-General to regulate certain activities.
- Section 35 Definitions.
- Section 36 Reception facilities.
- Section 37 Direction to provide adequate reception facilities.
- Section 38 Port waste reception and handling plans.
- Section 39 Advance waste notice.
- Section 40 Delivery of vessel-generated waste.
- Section 41 Charges for vessel-generated waste.
- Section 42 Audit of ports.
- Section 43 Maintenance of information on portal.
- Section 44 Measures for prevention or containment of pollution.
- Section 45 Directions for securing compliance.
- Section 46 Levy of fees and other charges.
- Section 47 Port tariff.
- Section 48 Receipt of fees or other charges.
- Section 49 Owner, agent or master to report arrival.
- Section 50 Detention and sale on refusal to pay fees or other charges.
- Section 51 Grant of port-clearance.
- Section 52 Master not to evade payment of fees or other charges.
- Section 53 Offences and penalties.
- Section 54 Authority for imposition of penalty and procedure therefor.
- Section 55 Cognizance of offences.
- Section 56 Penalty for wilful failure to comply with orders of Dispute Resolution Committee.
- Section 57 Penalty for failure to furnish information, etc.
- Section 58 Recovery of fine or penalty.
- Section 59 Recovery of expenses and damages.
- Section 60 Cost of distress.
- Section 61 Magistrate to determine amount to be levied in case of dispute.
- Section 62 Place of trial and jurisdiction.
- Section 63 Offences by companies.
- Section 64 Service of documents.
- Section 65 Hoisting unlawful colours in port.
- Section 66 Emergency preparedness and response plan.
- Section 67 Reporting of incident.
- Section 68 Shore based welfare services for seafarers.
- Section 69 Port community system and vessel traffic service.
- Section 70 Order for securing compliance.
- Section 71 Prior clearance.
- Section 72 Obligations of ports under international conventions.
- Section 73 Notification of mega port.
- Section 74 Chairperson, members, officers and employees of Council, etc., to be public servants.
- Section 75 Application of certain laws.
- Section 76 Power of Central Government to make rules.
- Section 77 Power of State Government to make rules.
- Section 78 Power of Central Government to make rules in consultation with State Governments.
- Section 79 Power of Council to make regulations.
- Section 80 Power of Council to issue guidelines.
- Section 81 Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament and State Legislature.
- Section 82 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 83 Power to amend Second Schedule.
- Section 84 Power to remove difficulties.
- Section 85 Repeal and savings.
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