National Waterways Act, 2016 Country/Territory India Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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