Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021
Bare Act · 2021
- Act number
- 20 of 2021
- Enacted
- 31 July 2020
- Contents
- 54 sections · 14 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Designation Of General Aid To Navigation
Chapter III — Director General Of Aids To Navigation
- Section 4 – Appointment of Director General, Deputy Director Generals and Directors
- Section 5 – Duties of Director General
- Section 6 – Central Advisory Committee (preview)
- Section 7 – Proceedings of Central Advisory Committee not to be invalidated (preview)
Chapter IV — Management Of General Aids To Navigation
- Section 8 – Management of general aids to navigation (preview)
- Section 9 – Powers of Central Government relating to aids to navigation (preview)
Chapter V — Management Of Vessel Traffic Services
- Section 10 – Management of vessel traffic services (preview)
- Section 11 – Powers of Central Government relating to vessel traffic services (preview)
- Section 12 – Competent Authority for Vessel Traffic Services (preview)
- Section 13 – Standards for establishment and operation of vessel traffic services (preview)
Chapter VI — Inspection And Management Of Local Aids To Navigation
- Section 14 – Power to inspect local aids to navigation (preview)
- Section 15 – Control of local aids to navigation by Central Government (preview)
- Section 16 – Management of local aids to navigation by Central Government (preview)
Chapter VII — Obstruction To Functioning Of Aids To Navigation
- Section 17 – Power of Central Government to remove or alter obstructions to aids to navigation (preview)
Chapter VIII — Training And Certification
- Section 18 – Power of Central Government to train and certify operators of aids to navigation and vessel traffic services (preview)
- Section 19 – Certification (preview)
- Section 20 – Accreditation of training organisations (preview)
Chapter IX — Marking Of Wrecks
- Section 21 – Marking of wrecks (preview)
- Section 22 – Reimbursement for marking wrecks (preview)
Chapter X — Development Of Heritage Lighthouses
- Section 23 – Power of Central Government to designate any aid to navigation as heritage lighthouse (preview)
Chapter XI — Marine Aids To Navigation Dues
- Section 24 – Levy and collection of marine aids to navigation dues (preview)
- Section 25 – Utilisation of marine aids to navigation dues (preview)
- Section 26 – Receipts relating to marine aids to navigation dues and their verification (preview)
- Section 27 – Assessment of marine aids to navigation dues and ascertainment of tonnage (preview)
- Section 28 – Recovery of marine aids to navigation dues (preview)
- Section 29 – Refusal of port clearance (preview)
- Section 30 – Determination of disputes as to liability for payment (preview)
- Section 31 – Marine aids to navigation dues payable at one port recoverable at another (preview)
- Section 32 – Exemption (preview)
- Section 33 – Refund of excess payments (preview)
- Section 34 – Fees (preview)
Chapter XII — Finance, Accounts And Audit
- Section 35 – Receipt and expenditure (preview)
- Section 36 – Annual report (preview)
Chapter XIII — Offences And Penalties
- Section 37 – Intentionally obstructing aids to navigation or vessel traffic services (preview)
- Section 38 – Negligently obstructing aids to navigation or vessel traffic services (preview)
- Section 39 – Intentionally destroying or damaging aids to navigation or vessel traffic services (preview)
- Section 40 – Negligently destroying or damaging aids to navigation or vessel traffic services (preview)
- Section 41 – Causing damage to heritage lighthouse (preview)
- Section 42 – Evading payment of marine aids to navigation dues (preview)
- Section 42A – Adjudication of penalties (preview)
- Section 43 – Noncompliance with directions of vessel traffic service provider (preview)
- Section 44 – Cognizance of offences (preview)
- Section 45 – Place of trial and jurisdiction of court (preview)
Chapter XIV — Miscellaneous
- Section 46 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 47 – Delegation of powers by Central Government (preview)
- Section 48 – Power of Central Government to issue directions (preview)
- Section 48A – Power of Director-General appointed under Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 to issue directions (preview)
- Section 49 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 50 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)
- Section 51 – Laying of rules and notifications before Parliament (preview)
- Section 52 – Repeal and savings (preview)