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 River basin institution Surface water Governance Procedural matters Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act provides for existing national waterways and for the declaration of certain inland waterways to be national waterways. It also specifies the regulation and development of the said waterways for the purposes of shipping and navigation, including the limits of such National Waterways. Full text English Website indiacode.nic.in References - Legislation Amends Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985 (Act No. 82 of 1985). Legislation | India | 1985 (1994) Keyword: Institution, Inland waters, Navigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX