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Declares ports of registry and appoints officers as registrars for Central Government-owned fishing vessels operating beyond territorial waters under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958.

Detailed Summary

This notification amends a previous notification dated September 2, 2020, concerning Central Government-owned fishing vessels operating outside territorial waters. It declares specified ports and places as locations for vessel registration under Section 435D of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. Additionally, it designates Principal Officers or Surveyor-in-Charge of the Mercantile Marine Department at these ports as registrars for Indian fishing vessels, as per Section 435E of the Act. The listed ports include Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Kandla, Goa, Jamnagar, Mangalore, Tuticorin, Vishakhapatnam, Paradip, Port Blair, and Haldia.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28022025-261361 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 121] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025/PHALGUNA 9, 1946 MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th February, 2025 G.S.R. 155(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of session 435D read with section 435E of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), the Central Government, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Shipping, dated the 2th September, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.543 (E), dated the 2nd September, 2020, namely:- In the said notification, after the Table and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:- "2. In the case of Central Government owned fishing vessels operating beyond territorial waters, the Central Government hereby declares the ports or places of registry specified in column (2) of the Table below, for the purposes of section 435D of the said Act and appoints the officers specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, to be registrars of Indian fishing vessels for the purposes of section 435E of the said Act, namely:- TABLE Sl. No Ports or Places Designated Officers 1. 2. 3. +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Mumbai | Principal Officer, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Mumbai | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Chennai | Principal Officer, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Chennai | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Kolkata | Principal Officer, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Kolkata | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Kochi | Principal Officer, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Kochi | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 5 | Kandla | Principal Officer, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Kandla | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 6 | Goa | Surveyor-In-Charge, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Goa | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 7 | Jamnagar | Surveyor-In-Charge, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Jamnagar | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 8 | Mangalore | Surveyor-In-Charge, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, New Mangalore | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 9 | Tuticorin | Surveyor-In-Charge, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Tuticorin | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 10 | Vishakhapatnam | Surveyor-In-Charge, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Vishakhapatnam | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 11 | Paradip | Surveyor-In-Charge, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Paradip | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 12 | Port Blair | Surveyor-In-Charge, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Port Blair | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 13 | Haldia | Surveyor-In-Charge, | | | | Mercantile Marine Department, Haldia." | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ [F. No. SR-19014/1/2009-MG (Vol.II)] RAJESH KUMAR SINHA, Addl. Secy.

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