Government Order No. 543/2026/FD of the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat dated 8th February, 2026 on the business of a shipping agent [N17-FE3]

As at 6 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.

Dates: made 8 February 2026; in force not recorded; ceased none recorded. Gazette: none recorded. Band B.

Jurisdiction: Gujarat [IN-GJ]. Made by the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat.

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Cite: Government Order No. 543/2026/FD of the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat dated 8th February, 2026 on the business of a shipping agent, Government Order No. 543/2026/FD, 8th February, 2026 [N17-FE3]. Machine: N17-FE3.

No. 543/2026/FD

GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT

Finance Department, Government of Gujarat

Gandhinagar, dated the 8th February, 2026

GOVERNMENT ORDER

Subject: The business of a shipping agent by shipping agents under the Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981, regarding.

1. In the circumstances reported by the Nautical Surveyor, the Government of Gujarat, after careful examination, hereby orders that every shipping agent carrying on the business of a shipping agent shall furnish Form 5 to the Port Authority within ninety days.

2. The matter has been examined. Every shipping agent carrying on the business of a shipping agent shall make an application in Form 5 to the Port Authority within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of twenty-five thousand rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the business of a shipping agent is undertaken, and the Port Authority shall dispose of it within ninety days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat.

(Secretary to Government)

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