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National Waterways Act, 2016

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
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.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Inland waters Waterworks Zoning Navigation
Geographical area
Asia, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act makes provisions for existing national waterways and provide for the declaration of certain inland waterways to be national waterways and also provides for the regulation and development of the said waterways for the purposes of shipping and navigation and any other related matters.

Full text
English