Executive Summary:
This notification from the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) extends the validity of the Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004, until March 31, 2018, or until further orders. This extension follows directions from the Ministry of Shipping (MOS) and applies specifically to BOT terminals operating at major port trusts whose tariff regulation is governed by the 2004 guidelines. The order was passed on March 29, 2017.
Key Points / Main Content:
Extension of Tariff Guidelines:
* The validity of the Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004, is extended.
* The guidelines are extended until March 31, 2018, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Applicability:
* The extension applies only to BOT terminals operating at Major Port Trusts.
* These BOT terminals must have their tariff regulation governed by the Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004.
* The Tariff Policy for Major Port Trusts, 2015, is not applicable to BOT/BOOT operators or any other arrangement for Private Sector Participation.
Background and Authority:
* The extension is in compliance with the direction issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Shipping.
* The extension is issued under the powers conferred by Clause 1.2 of the Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004 and section 111 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.
Impact Analysis:
Major Port Trusts:
Impact: The tariff regulations for BOT terminals operating within major port trusts, and governed by the 2004 guidelines, will remain in effect until the specified date or further notice.
Action Required: Continue to adhere to the existing Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004 for BOT terminals.
BOT Terminal Operators:
Impact: BOT terminal operators whose tariff is regulated under the 2004 guidelines can continue operations under the existing tariff structure until the specified date or further notice.
Action Required: Comply with the existing Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004, and monitor for further updates or orders from the MOS or TAMP.
Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP):
Impact: TAMP is responsible for enforcing and overseeing the extended guidelines.
Action Required: Ensure the extended guidelines are implemented and monitor compliance among relevant stakeholders.
Ministry of Shipping (MOS):
Impact: The MOS provides the policy direction and guidance for tariff regulation at major ports.
Action Required: Continue to monitor the tariff situation at major ports and issue further guidance or orders as necessary.
Key Entities Referenced
Tariff Authority for Major Ports: An authority responsible for regulating tariffs at major ports in India.
Ministry of Shipping: The Indian government ministry responsible for shipping and ports.
Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004: A set of guidelines governing tariff regulation at major ports in India.
Major Port Trusts: Entities that manage and operate major ports in India.
Major Port Trusts Act, 1963: An act of the Indian Parliament governing the major port trusts.
Policy for Determination of Tariff for Major Port Trusts, 2015: A tariff policy for Major Port Trusts issued by the Ministry of Shipping.
New Delhi, Delhi: The capital city of India, where the notification was published.
T.S. Balasubramanian: Member Finance, Tariff Authority for Major Ports
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टीएएमपी/21/2009-डब् ल्य एू स.—भारत सरकार, पोत पिरवहन मं(cid:7074)ालय (cid:7367)ारा जारी िनदश(cid:7287) (cid:7298) के अनुपालन म(cid:7286) और
‘महाप(cid:7275)न (cid:7079)शुल् क िविनयमन िदशािनद(cid:7287)श, 2004’ के खंड 1.2 के अंतगर्त (cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते हुए, महाप(cid:7275)न (cid:7079)शुल् क
(cid:7079)ािधकरण एत(cid:7375)ारा 31 माचर्, 2005 के आदशे संख् या. टीएएमपी/23/2003-डब् ल् यूएस के (cid:7367)ारा अिधसूिचत ‘महाप(cid:7275)न (cid:7079)शुल् क
िविनयमन िदशािनदश(cid:7287) , 2004’ की वैधता का, इसके साथ संलग् न आदशे के अनुसार, िवस् तार करता ह।ै
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(i) (cid:7088)ी टी.एस. बालसु(cid:7081)मिनयन, सदस् य (िवत् त)
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आदशे
(माचर्, 2017 के 29व(cid:7286) िदन पािरत)
महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास अिधिनयम, 1963 की धारा 111 के अंतगर्त भारत सरकार (cid:7367)ारा जारी नीितगत िनदश(cid:7287) (cid:7298) के
अनुपालन म(cid:7286) इस (cid:7079)ािधकरण (cid:7367)ारा 31 माचर्, 2005 के भारत के राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) राजप(cid:7074) संख् या 39 के (cid:7367)ारा ‘‘महाप(cid:7275)न (cid:7079)शुल् क
िविनयमन िदशािनदश(cid:7287) , 2004’’ अिधसूिचत िकये गए थे। ये िदशािनदश(cid:7287) 31 माचर्, 2005 से (cid:7079)भावी हुये थे और िदशािनदश(cid:7287) (cid:7298)
के खंड 1.2 के अनुसार 5 वषर् की अविध के िलए अथार्त् 31 माचर्, 2010 तक लागू रह े जब तक िक इस (cid:7079)ािधकरण (cid:7367)ारा
उनकी पहले समीक्षा न की जाए या िवस् तार न िकया जाए। उक् त िदशािनदश(cid:7287) तब सभी महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास(cid:7298) और उनम(cid:7286) (cid:7079)चािलत
िनजी टिमनल(cid:7298) के संबंध म(cid:7286) लागू िकये गए थे।
2. महाप(cid:7275)न (cid:7079)शुल् क न् यास अिधिनयम, 1963 की धारा 111 म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते हुए पोत पिरवहन
मं(cid:7074)ालय ने अपने 13 जनवरी, 2015 के प(cid:7074) संख् या 8 (1)/2014-टीएएमपी के (cid:7367)ारा महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास(cid:7298) के िलए ‘‘महाप(cid:7275)न
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न् यास (cid:7079)शुल् क िनधार् रण नीित, 2015’’ नामक (cid:7079)शुल् क नीित जारी की और इस (cid:7079)ािधकरण को तत् काल (cid:7079)भाव से तदनुसार कायर्
करने का िनदशे िदया ह।ै तदनुसार, महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास(cid:7298) के िलए ‘‘महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास (cid:7079)शुल् क िनधार्रण नीित, 2015’’ नामक (cid:7079)शुल् क
नीित 27 जनवरी, 2015 को राजप(cid:7074) संख् या 30 के (cid:7367)ारा भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, (भाग-III, खंड 4) म(cid:7286) अिधसूिचत
िकया। महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास (cid:7079)शुल् क नीित, 2015, 13 जनवरी, 2015 से (cid:7079)भावी हुई जैसा िक पोत पिरवहन मं(cid:7074)ालय (cid:7367)ारा 13
जनवरी, 2015 के प(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) िनद(cid:7287)श िदया गया था। उक् त (cid:7079)शुल् क नीित, 2015 के खंड 1.1 के अनुसार यह सभी महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास(cid:7298)
पर लागू है। इसी (cid:7079)शुल् क नीित का खंड 1.3 बताया ह ै िक (cid:7079)शुल् क नीित 2015 बीओटी/बीओओटी (cid:7079)चालक(cid:7298) अथवा िनजी
सैक् टर के िलए िकसी अन् य व् यवस् था पर लागू नह(cid:7277) ह।ै
3. जैसा िक पोत पिरवहन मं(cid:7074)ालय ने सलाह दी ह,ै यह (cid:7079)ािधकरण, समय-समय पर ‘महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास (cid:7079)शुल् क िविनयमन
िदशािनदश(cid:7287) , 2004’ की वैधता का िवस् तार करता ह।ै िपछले िवस् तार म(cid:7286), उक् त िदशािनद(cid:7287)श(cid:7298) की वैधता को 1 अ(cid:7079)ैल, 2016 स े
31 माचर्, 2017 तक अथवा आगामी आदशे (cid:7298) तक जो भी पहले हो, 2005 (cid:7367)ारा वतर्मान म(cid:7286) शािसत बीओटी टिमनल (cid:7079)चालक(cid:7298)
पर भी िवस् तार िकया गया था। जैसा िक पोत पिरवहन मं(cid:7074)ालय ने अपने 21 माचर्, 2016 के प(cid:7074) संख् या पीआर-
14019/20/2009-पीजी (भाग-III) (cid:7367)ारा सलाह दी गई ।
4. पोत पिरवहन मं(cid:7074)ालय ने अपने 27 फरवरी, 2017 के प(cid:7074) संख् या पीआर-14019/20/2009-पीजी (भाग-III) के
(cid:7367)ारा ‘महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास (cid:7079)शुल् क िविनयमन िदशािनदश(cid:7287) , 2004’ की वैधता का िवस् तार 31 माचर्, 2018 अथवा आगामी आदशे (cid:7298)
तक, जो भी पहले हो, िकया ह।ै इसके अितिरक् त पोत पिरवहन मं(cid:7074)ालय ने बताया ह ै िक यह िवस् तार महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास(cid:7298) म(cid:7286)
(cid:7079)चिलत उन बीओटी टिमनल(cid:7298) पर भी लागू होगा। िजनके िविनयम ‘‘महाप(cid:7275)न (cid:7079)शुल् क िविनयम िदशािनदश(cid:7287) , 2004’’ (cid:7367)ारा
शािसत ह।(cid:7289)
5. तदनुसार, ‘‘महाप(cid:7275)न (cid:7079)शुल् क िविनयम िदशािनदश(cid:7287) , 2004’’ की वैधता का िवस् तार 31 माचर्, 2018 अथवा आगामी
आदशे (cid:7298) तक, जो भी पहले हो, िकया जाता ह।ै यह िवस् तार महाप(cid:7275)न न् यास(cid:7298) पर (cid:7079)चिलत उन बीओटी (cid:7079)चालक(cid:7298) पर भी लागू
होगा जो ‘‘महाप(cid:7275)न (cid:7079)शुल् क िविनयमन िदशािनदश(cid:7287) , 2004’’ के (cid:7367)ारा शािसत िकया जा रहा ह।ै
टी. एस. बालसु(cid:7081)मिनयन, सदस्य (िव(cid:7275))
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TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, 03 April 2017
No.TAMP/21/2009-WS.—In compliance of the direction issued by the Government of India in
Ministry of Shipping and in exercise of the powers conferred under Clause 1.2 of the ‘Guidelines for
Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004’, the Tariff Authority for Major Ports hereby further extends the
validity of the ‘Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004’ notified vide Order
No.TAMP/23/2003-WS on 31 March 2005, as in the Order appended hereto.
Tariff Authority for Major Ports
No. TAMP/21/2009 - WS
QUORUM
(i) Shri. T.S. Balasubramanian, Member (Finance)
(ii) Shri. Rajat Sachar, Member (Economic)
ORDER
(Passed on this 29th day of March 2017)
The ‘Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004’ were notified in the Gazette of India on
31 March 2005 vide Gazette No.39 by this Authority in compliance of policy directions issued by the
Government of India under section 111 of the Major Port Trusts’ Act, 1963. These guidelines came into effect
from 31 March 2005 and as stipulated in clause 1.2 of the guidelines, remained in force for a period of
5 years, i.e. up to 31 March 2010, unless reviewed earlier or extended by this Authority. The said Guidelines
was then applicable in respect of all Major Port Trusts and private terminals operating thereat.¹Hkkx IIμ[k.M 3 (ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
2. The Ministry of Shipping (MOS) vide its letter No. 8(1)/2014-TAMP dated 13 January 2015 issued a Tariff
Policy for Major Port Trusts called “Policy for Determination of Tariff for Major Port Trusts, 2015” in
exercise of powers conferred on it by Section 111 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, and directed the
Authority to act accordingly with immediate effect. Accordingly, the Tariff Policy for Major Port Trusts
called “Policy for Determination of Tariff for Major Port Trusts, 2015” has been notified in the Gazette of
India Extraordinary (Part III Section 4) on 27 January 2015 vide Gazette No.30. The said Tariff Policy for
Major Port Trusts, 2015 came into effect from 13 January 2015, as directed by the MOS vide its letter dated
13 January 2015. As per clause 1.1. of the said Tariff Policy 2015, it is applicable to Major Port Trusts.
Clause 1.3. of the ibid Tariff Policy states that the Tariff Policy 2015 is not applicable to BOT/ BOOT
operators or any other arrangement for Private Sector Participation.
3. As advised by the MOS, this Authority extended the validity of the ‘Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at
Major Ports, 2004’ from time to time. In the last extension, the validity of the said guidelines was extended
by the Authority for BOT Terminal Operators operating at Major Ports presently governed under 2005
guidelines from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, as advised by the
MOS vide its letter No.PR-14019/20/2009-PG(pt-III) dated 21 March 2016.
4. The MOS vide its letter No.PR-14019/20/2009-PG(Pt-III) dated 27 February 2017 has extended the validity
of “Guidelines for the Regulation of tariff at Major Ports, 2004” till 31 March 2018 or until further orders,
whichever is earlier. Further, the MOS has stated that, the extension is applicable only to the BOT terminals
operating at the Major Port Trusts whose regulation of tariff is being governed by the said “Guidelines for
Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004”.
5. Accordingly, the validity of the ‘Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004’ is extended till
31 March 2018 or until further orders, whichever is earlier. This extension is applicable only to the BOT
terminals operating at the Major Port Trusts whose regulation of tariff is being governed by the said
“Guidelines for Regulation of Tariff at Major Ports, 2004”.
T. S. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Member (Finance)
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./35/17]
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