section 260
Power to make rules.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025Infrastructure2025327 sections
Chapter II SALVAGE
Statutory text
- (1) The Central Government may make rules to carry out the provisions of this Part.
- (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 other criteria to determine whether a wreck constitute a hazard or not under clause (q) of section 237;
- (b) the manner of marking wreck under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 238;
- (c) the manner of giving detailed information of the hazard to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 242;
- (d) the other financial security under sub-section (1) of section 244;
- (e) the criteria for claiming rewards, manner of fixing rewards, payment of special compensation, apportionment of payment and the effect of misconduct of salvors on reward or payment under sub-section (2) of section 253;
- (f) the circumstances in which salvage operation shall be exercised by the Central Government under sub-section (4) of section 254;
- (g) the qualification, experience and the terms and conditions subject to which salvors shall be notified under section 255;
- (h) the procedure in accordance with which the Director-General shall settle the dispute under section 256;
- (i) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.
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