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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
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