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Section 260: Power to make rules.

The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025Central Act · Act 24 of 2025

(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 other criteria to determine whether a wreck constitute a hazard or not under clause (q) of section 237;

(b) the manner of marking wreck under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 238;

(c) the manner of giving detailed information of the hazard to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 242;

(d) the other financial security under sub-section (1) of section 244;

(e) the criteria for claiming rewards, manner of fixing rewards, payment of special compensation, apportionment of payment and the effect of misconduct of salvors on reward or payment under sub-section (2) of section 253;

(f) the circumstances in which salvage operation shall be exercised by the Central Government under sub-section (4) of section 254;

(g) the qualification, experience and the terms and conditions subject to which salvors shall be notified under section 255;

(h) the procedure in accordance with which the Director-General shall settle the dispute under section 256;

(i) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.

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ActThe Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
Section260
Marginal notePower to make rules.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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