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section 143

Power to make rules

The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
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Part VII PREVENTION AND CONTAINMENT OF POLLUTION FROM VESSEL AND RESPONSE

Statutory text
  1. (1) The Central Government may make rules to carry out the provisions of this Part.
  2. (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 manner of providing equivalence or granting exemption to any vessel or person under the second proviso to section 131;
    • (b) other substances which fall within the definition of "harmful substances" in clause (a) of section 132;
    • (c) the equipment and requirements and conditions relating to construction, survey of equipment and structure of vessel under sub-section (2) of section 133;
    • (d) the pollution prevention standards and requirements for designated areas under sub-section (4) of section 133;
    • (e) the form, duration and conditions subject to which a certificate may be granted under sub-section (5) of section 133;
    • (f) the manner of obtaining permission for dumping in coastal waters under sub-section (7) of section 133;
    • (g) the conditions subject to which the vessel shall comply with the conventions, agreements or treaties specified in sub-section (1) of section 134 including any other pollution prevention convention or agreement or treaty to which India is a party and the pollution prevention requirements to be complied with by the vessels on whom such conventions, agreements or treaties do not apply;
    • (h) the types of certificates and documents under sub-section (2) of section 134;
      • (i) the manner of inspection of certificates by a surveyor under sub-section (2) of section 135;
    • (j) the form and manner of maintenance of record book and the nature of entries to be made in the books of record, the custody and disposal thereof, and other matters relating to maintenance of record book under section 136;
    • (k) the particulars of the incident, the authority and the manner of reporting incident under sub-section (1) of section 138;
    • (l) the measures to be taken by the Central Government for the monitoring, detection and control of pollution under section 140;
    • (m) the reception facilities, surveillance, supervision and guidance under sub-section (1) of section 142;
    • (n) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.

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