(1)

For the purposes of effective implementation of the provisions of this Act, the Central Government shall, subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2)

In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-

(a) the centralised record to be maintained in e-portal, for recording the data and details of vessel, vessel registration, crew, manning, certificates issued, reception facilities and such other data to be recorded under clause (f) of section 3;

(b) the requirements for compliance to be specified in a cover note for the purpose of issuance of certificate of insurance under clause (g) of section 3;

(c) the procedure to be laid down and rates to be specified so as to calculate the rate of extent of liability within which the owner or such other persons entitled under this Act, may limit the liability or be permitted to limit or cap the liability arising out of claims under clause (t) of section 3;

(d) the standard and number of persons required for safe manning and navigation of vessels under clause (z) of section 3;

(e) the classification, criteria for such classification and standards of design, construction, fitness and crew accommodation to classify or categorise any mechanically propelled inland vessel under sub-section (1) of section 7;

(f) the manner of carrying out construction and any alteration or modification of mechanically propelled inland vessels with the prior approval of design from the designated authority under section 8;

(g) the standards for type and periodicity of surveys for all mechanically propelled inland vessels, which are newly constructed and already in service under sub-section (1) and the form and content of request for survey to be submitted by the applicant under sub-section (2) of section 9;

(h) the minimum criteria and qualifications for the appointment of surveyors, which the State Governments shall adopt in the appointment of surveyors under section 10;

(i) the form of application for conducting survey to be submitted by owners, masters or construction yard under sub-section (1) of section 11;

(j) the form and contents of the declaration of survey of a mechanically propelled inland vessel and the time period for which such certificate shall be valid, under sub-section (1) of section 12;

(k) the form of the certificate of survey including any particulars or terms and conditions under sub-section (3) of section 12;

(l) the form of provisional certificate of survey and the period of validity provided under sub-section (1) of section 13;

(m) the terms and conditions to be complied with for permitting any mechanically propelled vessels registered under such laws of countries other than India; which shall only be permitted to ply within the inland waters under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 18;

(n) the form, contents or particulars of the book of registry as provided under sub-section (1) of section 21;

(o) the form and manner for maintenance of central data base for inland vessels by the officers appointed by the Central Government under section 22;

(p) the functions to be performed by the officers appointed by the Central Government under section 22;

(q) the form and manner of making application for registration of a mechanically propelled inland vessel and the particulars along with which such application is to be made under sub-section (1) of section 23;

(r) the list of documents to be submitted or adduced by the applicants for registration under sub-section (2) of section 23;

(s) the form and content of certificate of registration under sub-section (2) of section 24;

(t) the form of application, fee and the manner of issuance of provisional certificate of registration under sub-section (2) of section 27;

(u) the procedures to be complied with by the owner of any mechanically propelled inland vessel who ceases to be the owner or applies for the requirement of transfer of registry or any such circumstances leading to change of the registered address under sub-section (2) of section 29;

(v) the procedures for validating the transfer of mechanically propelled inland vessel from India to outside India under section 30;

(w) the time within which the owner of the mechanically propelled inland vessel shall report to the Registrar of Inland Vessels of the place where such vessel is registered, if that vessel is declared missing, destroyed, lost, abandoned or has been rendered permanently unfit for service or destined for scrapping or dismantling or sold abroad;

(x) the form of instrument creating the security for a mortgage for a loan or other valuable consideration under sub-section (1) of section 33;

(y) the manner and conditions governing mortgage and its procedures under sub-section (2) of section 33;

(z) the standards for qualification, training, training institute, examination and grant of competency certificates under sub-section (1) of section 34;