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Inland Vessels Act, 2021
Chapter I: Preliminary
Chapter II: Declaration of Inland water area into Zones
Chapter III: Administrative Provisions
Chapter IV: Survey of Inland Vessels
- Section 7: Power to classify and categorise for purpose of survey
- Section 8: Construction, alteration or modification of mechanically propelled inland vessel
- Section 9: Survey of vessels
- Section 10: Appointment and qualifications of surveyors
- Section 11: Powers of surveyors
- Section 12: Grant of certificate of survey and procedures
- Section 13: Provisional certificate of survey and its effect
- Section 14: Mechanically propelled inland vessels not to proceed without certificate of survey, and requirement of Zone to be specified in such certificate
- Section 15: Suspension and cancellation of certificate of survey
- Section 16: Delivery of expired, suspended or cancelled certificate of survey
Chapter V: Registration
- Section 17: Registration
- Section 18: Requirement of certificate of registration
- Section 19: Owner or master to carry certificate of registration
- Section 20: Appointment of ports or places of registry and Registrars of Inland Vessels
- Section 21: Book of registry
- Section 22: Central database of inland vessels
- Section 23: Application and processes of registration of vessels
- Section 24: Grant of certificate of registration and marking of vessel
- Section 25: Effect of certificate of registration
- Section 26: Duplicate certificate
- Section 27: Provisional certificate of registration
- Section 28: Registration of modifications or alterations
- Section 29: Change of residence or place of business
- Section 30: Prohibition against transfer of ownership of registered vessel
- Section 31: Suspension of certificate of registration
- Section 32: Cancellation of registration
- Section 33: Mortgage of mechanically propelled inland vessel or share therein
Chapter VI: Manning, Qualification, Training, Examination and Certification
- Section 34: Training and minimum age for employment
- Section 35: Minimum manning scale and manning requirements
- Section 36: Appointment and duties of examiners
- Section 37: Grant of certificate of competency
- Section 38: Certificate of service
- Section 39: Effect of certificate of competency or certificate of service
- Section 40: Suspension and cancellation of certificate
- Section 41: Registry of certificate holders and central registry
Chapter VII: Special Category Vessels
Chapter VIII: Navigation Safety and Signals
Chapter IX: Prevention of Pollution Caused by Inland Vessel
Chapter X: Wreck and Salvage
Chapter XI: Liability and Limitation of Liability
Chapter XII: Insurance of Mechanically Propelled Vessels Plying in Inland Waters
- Section 66: Insurance to cover
- Section 67: Contractual liability not to cover
- Section 68: Issuance and terms of insurance policy
- Section 69: Duty to indemnify and direct action against insurer
- Section 70: Effect of death on certain causes of action
- Section 71: Effect of certificate of insurance
- Section 72: Transfer of certificate of insurance
- Section 73: Powers of Central Government to make rules for Chapter XII
Chapter XIII: Inquiry into Casuality, Accident or Wreck
- Section 74: Reporting of casualty, accident, wreck, etc.
- Section 75: Preliminary enquiry by designated authority and inquiry by District Magistrate
- Section 76: Assessors
- Section 77: Report of District Magistrate to be notified by State Government
- Section 78: Powers of District Magistrate subsequent to inquiry
- Section 79: Power of State Government to suspend, cancel and confiscate certificate
Chapter XIV: Regulation of Trade Practices
Chapter XV: Pilotage, Vessel Detention and Development Fund
Chapter XVI: Offences and Penalties
Chapter XVII: Non-Mechanically Propelled Inland Vessel
- Section 91: Local self-governance
- Section 92: Obligation to enroll
- Section 93: Certificate of enrolment and marking of vessel
- Section 94: Standards of construction and safety
- Section 95: Power of State Government to make rules to regulate non-mechanically propelled inland vessels
- Section 96: Constitution of welfare fund
Chapter XVIII: Miscellaneous
- Section 97: Desertion and absence without leave
- Section 98: General powers of Central Government to make rules
- Section 99: Emergency preparedness
- Section 100: Removal of lawful obstruction
- Section 101: Validity of certificates issued under laws other than this Act
- Section 102: Obstruction to officer appointed or authorised
- Section 103: Place of trial
- Section 104: Composition of offences
- Section 105: Appeal
- Section 106: Power of Central Government to make rules
- Section 107: Power of State Government to make rules
- Section 108: Power of Central Government to give directions
- Section 109: Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 110: Power to remove difficulties
- Section 111: Consistency with other laws
- Section 112: Suspension or alteration of application and operation of Act
- Section 113: Laying of rules and notifications
- Section 114: Repeal and savings
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