Power of Central Government to make rules in consultation with State Governments

(1) The Central Government in consultation with the State Governments may, by notification, and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (a) the form and the manner of notification of any part of the navigable rivers or channels leading to ports under sub-clause (iii) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 1; (b) the norms, form and manner of notifying a new port and altering port limits under sub-section (2) of section 11; (c) the action to be taken by the conservator and the directions to be issued to the persons under clause (a) of sub-section (5) of section 24; (d) the manner of reporting of disease by the master under clause (b) of sub-section (5) of section 24; (e) the conditions subject to which port shall provide reception facilities under section 36; (f) the form and manner of preparing port waste reception and handling plan under sub-section (1) of section 38; (g) the information about the port waste reception and handling plan and manner of communicating such information under sub-section (3) of section 38; (h) the form, manner and time for submitting an advance waste notice under section 39; (i) the conditions for delivery of vessel-generated waste under sub-section (1) of section 40; (j) the form and manner of issuance of waste delivery receipt under sub-section (2) of section 40; (k) the intervals and manner of conducting audit of ports under sub-section (1) of section 42; (l) the manner of reporting incidents under sub-section (1) of section 44; (m) the form, manner and time for reporting arrival of vessel at port under section 49; (n) the manner of reporting of incidents under section 67; (o) the provision of shore based welfare services under section 68.