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The National Waterways Act, 2016.

Central

An Act to make provisions for existing national waterways and to provide for the declaration of certain inland waterways to be national waterways and also to provide for the regulation and development of the said waterways for the purposes of shipping and navigation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
17 of 2016
Ministry
Ministry of Shipping
Enacted
25 Mar 2016

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

5 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Existing national waterways and declaration of certain inland waterways as national waterways.
  3. Section 3Declaration as to expediency of control and development by Union of waterways specified in Schedule for certain purposes.
  4. Section 4Amendment of section 2 of Act 82 of 1985.
  5. Section 5Repeal of certain enactments and saving.