Section 4, Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 [S2C-RX8]
As at 6 September 2026. In force from 19 October 2025.
4. Registration of ports authority.—(1) Every port authority shall, within seven days from the commencement of this Act or, where such person begins the working of a port after such commencement, within seven days from the date of such beginning, make an application for registration to the Director-General in Form 2, accompanied by a fee of ten thousand rupees. (2) The Director-General shall, on being satisfied that the application is in order, register the applicant and issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed. (3) No port authority shall carry on the working of a port unless registered under this section.
Defined terms in this text (2)
Director-General: Section 2, Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 [S2CRV4] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Director-General" means the Director-General of Shipping appointed under section 7
Director-General: 24 more definitions.
port: Section 2, Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 [S2CRV4] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force
port: 14 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (0)
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Cited by (3)
Section 33, Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 [S2C-ST2], 19 October 2025, Band A. "section 4".
Section 38, Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 [S2C-SZ8], 19 October 2025, Band A. "section 4".
Rule 3, Coastal Shipping Act Rules, 2026 [S2D-7XK], 1 August 2026, Band A. "sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Act".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (1)
D12-8KT. Every port authority: Apply for registration in Form 2, fee ten thousand rupees; seven days from the commencement of the Act, or from beginning the activity; Form 2. Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record).