Section 13, Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 [S2C-S6Z]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 19 October 2025.
13. Grant of licence.—(1) An application for a licence to undertake service on a ship shall be made to the Director-General in Form 3, accompanied by a fee of ten thousand rupees. (2) The Director-General may, after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, grant the licence subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, or, for reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant the licence. (3) A licence granted under this section shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of its grant and may be renewed in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) The Director-General may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel a licence for contravention of any condition thereof.
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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.
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Section 12, Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 [S2C-S5S], 19 October 2025, Band A. "section 13".
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