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Section 6: 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 Chapter.

(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 term of office, manner of filling vacancies and the travelling and other allowances payable to the members of the Shipping Board and the service conditions of the Chairperson under sub-section (8) of section 4;

(b) the manner of appointment of officers and other employees of the Shipping Board and the terms and conditions of their service under sub-section (9) of section 4;

(c) the composition of the Welfare Board, term of office of its members, procedure for conduct of business and the travelling and other allowances payable to such members under sub-section (2) of section 5;

(d) the fee payable by owners of vessels, procedure for collection of fees and the manner in which the proceeds of such fees shall be utilised under sub-section (3) of section 5; and

(e) the port based welfare facility and other measures to be taken for promoting the welfare of seafarers under sub-section (4) of section 5.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
Section6
Marginal notePower to make rules.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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