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port

Defined in 15 provisions, side by side
The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 16 November 1948.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 21 June 1948.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 15 January 1981.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 29 July 1982.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 22 January 1996.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 1 January 1996.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 9 December 1997.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 2 March 2002.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 1 June 2010.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 15 October 2022.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 4 December 2021.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 12 January 2024.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 19 October 2025.

Section 2, Merchant Shipping Act, 2025[S2CK1W]SyntheticPartially commenced
The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 29 August 2026.

The words as enacted

"port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 28 April 2026.

Used in the definitions of 5 other terms
Indian shipSection 2, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948S19MJVIndian shipSection 2, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997S1ZFPHIndian shipSection 2, Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010S25G3PIndian shipSection 2, Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act, 2002S20Y12Indian shipSection 2, Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2023S2BD5Y
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