(1) The Central Government may, having regard to the provisions of the Convention, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Part.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1), such rules may--
1[(a) prescribe the limits of ballast, and designate noxious liquid substances, under clauses (a) and (j), respectively, of section 356B;
(b) prescribe the forms in which, the duration for which and the conditions subject to which, various international pollution prevention certificates shall be issued under section 356C;
(bb) prescribe the period within which, the manner in which and the conditions for making surveys of oil tankers or other ships prior to issuing an international pollution prevention certificate and the requirements as to equipment which are to be fitted for prevention of pollution by an oil tanker and other ship under section 356E;]
(c) prescribe the forms of2[record books] for tankers and other Ships the manner in which such books shall be maintained, the nature of the entries to be made therein, the time and circumstances in which such entries shall be made, the custody and disposal thereof and all other matters relating thereto for the purposes of section 356F;
(d) prescribe the fees which may be levied for inspection of3[various equipments required under the Convention] and the manner in which such fees may be collected;
(e) specify the officers who shall collect the cess and the manner in which the cess shall be collected.
4[(ee) any other matter which, for the implementation of the Convention, has to be or may be prescribed.]
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1. Substituted by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2003. Prior to substitution, it read as under:
"(a) prescribe, the specifications of heavy diesel oil for the purposes of sub-clause (iii) of clause (j) of section 356B,
(b) prescribe the equipment to be fitted in Indian ships and other requirements to becomplied with by those ships for the purposes of section 356E;"
2. Substituted for "oil record books" by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2003.
3. Substituted by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2003. Prior to substitution, it read as under:
"oil monitoring system, oily water separator, oil content metre, crude oil washing system, inert gas system or other equipments or contrivances carried out on board for preventing pollution of sea by oil"
4. Inserted by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2003.