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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-06122024-259200
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 691]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2024/ AGRAHAYANA 14, 1946
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th December, 2024
G.S.R. 753(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of
section 21, section 22, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 23, sub-section (2) of section 24, sub-
section (2) of section 27, subsection (2) of section 29, sub-section (1) of section 32, sub-sections
(2) of section 33 read with clauses (n) to (x) of sub-section (2) of section 106 of the Inland Vessels
Act, 2021 (24 of 2021), the Central Government proposes to amend the Inland Vessels
(Registration and other Technical Issues) Rules, 2022 notified by the Government of India in the
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways vide number G.S.R. 421(E) dated the 7th June, 2022
and hereby publish as required by sub-section (1) of section 106 of the Inland Vessels Act, 2021
(24 of 2021) for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given
that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the
date on which the copies of this notification, as published in the Official Gazette, are made
available to the public;
Objections or suggestions, if any, to these draft rules may be sent to the Director (IWT), Ministry
of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Room No. 251, Transport Bhawan, 1-Parliament Street, New
Delhi-110001, or by email at [email protected] and [email protected] within the period
specified above;
Draft Amendment
1. 1) These rules may be called as the Inland Vessels (Registration and other Technical Issues) (First
Amendment) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Inland Vessels (Registration and Other Technical Issues) Rules, 2022 ((hereinafter referred
to as the said rules), after the clause (c) of rule 3, the following explanation shall be inserted,
namely. -
“Explanation. - For the purpose of this sub-rule, Gross Tonnage of vessels above 24 meters shall
be calculated according to International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969
whereas Gross Tonnage of vessels less than 24 meters shall be calculated according to Rule 2 of
the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1991.”
3. In rule 4, for the word and number “Rule 7 of these Rules”, the words, number and brackets “sub-
rule (1) of rule 5 of these rules” shall be substituted.
4. In rule 5 of the said rules, in sub-rule (1). -
i. for clause (e), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely. -
"(e) copy of the instrument of sale self-attested by the owner or master under which the title
of the vessel was transferred to the applicant who requires it to be registered in his name (for
second hand vessel);".
ii. for clause (f), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely. -
"(f) copy of certificate of survey self-attested by the owner or master if issued by the
designated authority or the provisional certificate of survey issued by the Surveyor;”.
5. In rule 6 of the said rules, in sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely. -
"(1) If, in respect of any inland mechanically propelled vessel, the registering authority, after
making such enquiry as required under rule 5, is satisfied that the provisions of the Act or of
any rules made thereunder have been complied with, shall grant to the applicant thereof a
certificate of registration in Form No. 8 appended to these rules retaining the copies of the
certificate of survey or provisional certificate of survey, builders certificate, instrument of
sale by which the vessel was sold self-attested by the owner or master, and the declaration of
ownership."
6. In rule 8 of the said rules, in sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely. -
"(3) The identification mark shall be carved or marked or welded in light colour on a dark
background or in a dark colour on a light background and its size shall be as follows:
(a) For vessels of length more than 20 meters, the size of the mark shall not be less than 200mm x
150mm (height x breadth) with each letter 25mm wide.
(b) For vessels of length between 10 metres and 20 meters, the size of the mark shall not be less
than 150 X 120 mm (height x breadth) with each letter 25mm wide.
(c) For vessels of length between 5 metres and 10 metres, the size of the mark shall not be less
than 100mm X 75 mm (height x breadth) with each letter 20 mm wide.
(d) For vessels of length less than 5 metres, the size of the mark shall not be less than 50m x 40
mm height x breadth) with each letter 15mm wide."
7. In Form 2 of the said rules, in serial no 9. -
i. For serial number (d), the following shall be substituted, namely. -
"d) copy of builder's certificate for new vessels self-attested by the owner or master;”.
ii. For serial number (e), the following shall be substituted, namely. -
"e) copy of instrument of sale self-attested by the owner or master (for second hand
vessels);".
8. In Form 12 of the said rules, in serial no 8. -
i. For serial number (d), the following shall be substituted, namely. -
"d) copy of builder's certificate for new vessels self-attested by the owner or master;”.
ii. For serial number (e), the he following shall be substituted, namely. -
"e) copy of instrument of sale self-attested by the owner or master (for second hand
vessels);".
[F. No. IWT-11011/91/2021-IWT(7)]
Dr. KAMALA KANTA NATH, Adviser (Statistics)
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