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Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....in the Official Gazette. (3) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of this Act. SECTION 10: PUBLICATION OF CHARTS The Central Government may cause the baseline referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3-, the limits of the territorial waters, the contiguous zone, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone and the historic waters of India and the maritime boundaries as settled by agreements referred to in section 9-to be published in charts. SECTION 11: OFFENCES Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or of any notification thereunder shall (without prejudice to any other action which may be taken against such person under any other provision of this or of any other enactment) be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine, or with both. SECTION 12: OFFENCES BY COMPANIES (1) Where an offence under this Act or the rules made thereunder has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the company as well as the company shall be deemed to.....

Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....Gazette, declare to be a minor mineral; OBJECTS AND REASONS "The Committee feel that sand used for industrial purposes particularly in the manufacture of glass should not be treated as a minor mineral. It is not possible to define this kind of sand in technical and scientific terms. The Committee therefore consider that rules may describe such sand with reference to the purpose for which it may be used."-J.C.R. (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) "prospecting licence" means a licence granted for the purpose of undertaking prospecting operations; (h) "prospections operations" means any operations undertaken for the purpose of exploring, locating or proving mineral deposits;8[***] 9(h-a) "reconnaissance operations" means any operations undertaken for preliminary prospecting of a mineral through regional, aerial, geophysical or geochemical surveys and geological mapping, but does not include pitting, trenching, drilling (except drilling of boreholes on a grid specified from time to time by the Central Government) or sub-surface excavation; (h-b) "reconnaissance permit" means a permit granted for the purpose of undertaking reconnaissance.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Part I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. Section 2 - Application of Act 1[2. Application of Act (1) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this Act which apply to-- (a) any vessel which is registered in India; or (b) any vessel which is required by this Act to be so registered; or (c) any other vessel which is owned wholly by persons to each of whom any of the descriptions specified in clause (a) or in clause (b) or in clause (c), as the case may be, of section 21 applies, shall so apply wherever the vessel may be. (2) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this Act which apply to vessels other than those referred to in sub-section (1) shall so apply only while any such vessel is within India, including the territorial2waters thereof.] ___________________________ 1. Substituted for former Section 2 by Merchant Shipping (Amdt.) Act, 1983 (12 of 1983), Section 2(18-5-1983). 2. The territorial waters of India extend into the sea to a distance of twelve nautical miles measured from the appropriate baseline. Section 3 -.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 2

Title: Application of Act

State: Central

Year: 1958

1[2. Application of Act (1) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this Act which apply to-- (a) any vessel which is registered in India; or (b) any vessel which is required by this Act to be so registered; or (c) any other vessel which is owned wholly by persons to each of whom any of the descriptions specified in clause (a) or in clause (b) or in clause (c), as the case may be, of section 21 applies, shall so apply wherever the vessel may be. (2) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this Act which apply to vessels other than those referred to in sub-section (1) shall so apply only while any such vessel is within India, including the territorial2waters thereof.] ___________________________ 1. Substituted for former Section 2 by Merchant Shipping (Amdt.) Act, 1983 (12 of 1983), Section 2(18-5-1983). 2. The territorial waters of India extend into the sea to a distance of twelve nautical miles measured from the appropriate baseline.

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 356A

Title: Application

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....book of the ship and may require the master of the ship to certify the copy to be a true copy and such copy shall be admissible as evidence of the facts stated therein. 356H. Information regarding contravention of the provision of the Convention.-- (1) If, on report from a surveyor or other persons authorised to inspect a vessel under section 356G, the Central Government is satisfied that any provision of the Convention has been contravened anywhere by a foreign ship, being a ship to which the provisions of the Convention apply, it shall transmit particulars of the alleged contravention to the Government of the country to which the ship belongs. (2) On receipt of information from the Government of any country which has ratified the Convention that an Indian ship has contravened any provisions of the Convention, the Central Government may, if it deems it necessary so to do, request such Government to furnish further details of the alleged contravention, and if satisfied that sufficient evidence is available to establish contravention of any of the provisions of this Part or rules made thereunder take appropriate action against the owner or master and intimate the reporting.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 356B

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....hydrofoil boats, air-cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft and fixed or floating platforms.] ______________________ 1.Substituted for Section 356B by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2003. Prior to substitution, its read as under: 356B. Definitions.-- In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "cargo" includes ballast and ship's stores and fuel; (b) "coast" includes any island forming part of India; (c) "coastal waters" means any part of the territorial waters of India, or any marine areas adjacent thereto over which India has, or, may hereafter have exclusive jurisdiction in regard to control of marine pollution under the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act, 1976, or any other law for the time being in force; (d) "Convention" means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, signed in London on the 12th day of May, 1954, as amended from time to lime; (e) "discharge", in relation to oil or oily mixture, means any discharge ore-scope, howevercaused; (f) the expression "from nearest land" shall mean the baseline from which the.....

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 3

Title: Sovereignty over ,and Limits Of, Territorial Waters

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) The sovereignty of India extends and has always extended to the territorial waters of India (hereinafter referred to as the territorial waters) and to be seabed and subsoil underlying, and the air space over, such waters. (2) The limit of the territorial waters is the line every point of which is at a distance of twelve nautical miles from the nearest point of the appropriate baseline. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Central Government may, whenever it considers necessary so to do having regard to International Law and State practice, alter, by notification in the Official Gazette, the limit of the territorial waters. (4) No notification shall be issued under sub-section (3) unless resolutions approving the issue of such notification are passed by both Houses of Parliament.

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 5

Title: Contiguous Zone of India

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....zone as it may consider necessary with respect to,- (a) the security of India, and (b) immigration, sanitation, customs and other fiscal matters. (5) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,- (a) extend with such restrictions and modifications as it thinks fit, any enactment, relating to any matter referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (4), for the time being in force in India or any part thereof, to the contiguous zone, and (b) make such provisions as it may consider necessary in such notification for facilitating the enforcement of such enactment. and any enactment so extended shall have effect as if the contiguous zone is a part of the territory of India.

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 6

Title: Continental Shelf

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....restrictions and modifications as it thinks fit, any enactment for the time being in force in India or any part thereof to the continental shelf or any part [including any designated area under sub-section (5)] thereof; and (b) make such provisions as it may consider necessary for facilitating the enforcement of such enactment,and any enactment so extended shall have effect as if the continental shelf or the part [including, as the case may be, any designated area under sub-section (5)] thereof to which it has been extended is a part of the territory of India. (7) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (2) and subject to any measures that may be necessary for protecting the interests of India, the Central Government may not impede the laying or maintenance of submarine cables or pipelines on the continental shelf by foreign States: Provided that the consent of the Central Government shall be necessary for the delineation of the course for the laying of such cables or pipelines.

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Section 7

Title: Exclusive Economics Zone

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....for the time being in force in India or any part thereof to the exclusive economic zone or any part thereof; and (b) make such provisions as it may consider necessary for facilitating the enforcement of such enactment, and any enactment so extended shall have effect as if the exclusive economic zone or the part thereof to which it has been extended is a part of the territory of India. (8) The provisions of sub-section (7) of section 6 shall apply in relation to the laying or maintenance of submarine cables or pipelines on the seabed of the exclusive economic zone as they apply in relation to the laying or maintenance of submarine cables or pipelines on the seabed of the continental shelf. (9) In the exclusive economic zone and the air space over the zone, ships and aircraft of all States shall, subject to the exercise by India of its rights within the zone, enjoy freedom of navigation and overflight.