**Policy Summary: Implementation of Amendments to the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025**
**Issuing Authority:** Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India
**Notification Number:** S.O. 3259(E) / No. 3134
**Date of Issue:** June 20, 2026
**Effective Date:** July 1, 2026
**Overview**
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has issued a formal notification regarding the enforcement of specific provisions within the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (Act No. 8 of 2026). Exercising powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the said Act, the Central Government has designated July 1, 2026, as the date on which amendments to the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025, shall come into force.
**Key Provisions and Data Points**
* **Target Legislation:** The amendments specifically impact the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 (Act No. 20 of 2025).
* **Specific Reference:** The enforcement applies to the provisions specified against serial number 78 of the Schedule to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026.
* **Legal Compliance:** This notification was published in the Gazette of India: Extraordinary, Part II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii).
**Administrative Details**
* **File Reference:** F. No. L-11020/1/2022-MG-Part(1) - (ii)
* **Signatory:** Mukesh Mangal, Additional Secretary
* **Publication Authority:** Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054, and uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press, Mayapuri, New Delhi.
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
* **Gazette ID:** CG-DL-E-22062026-273694
Key Entities Referenced
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: The primary legislation whose commencement date for specific amendments is being officially notified.
Coastal Shipping Act, 2025: The specific maritime law undergoing amendments that are set to come into force through this notification.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: The central government ministry responsible for the administration and notification of these legislative changes.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3134] नई दिल्ली, िजनवार, िनू 20, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 30, 1948
No. 3134] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026/JYAISTHA 30, 1948
पत्त न, पोत पररवहन और िलमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 िून, 2026
का.आ. 3259(अ).—िन जवश्वास (प्रावधानों का संिोधन) अजधजनयम, 2026 (2026 का 8) की धारा 1 की
उप-धारा (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र सरकार एतिद्वारा 01 िलु ाई, 2026 को उस तारीख के रूप म ें
जनधागररत करती ह,ै जिससे उि अजधजनयम के वे प्रावधान, िहा ंतक यह तटीय पोत पररवहन अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का
20) म ेंसंिोधनों से संबंजधत ह,ै उि अजधजनयम की अनुसूची म ेंक्रम सं. 78 के सम्मुख जवजनर्िगष्ट ह,ै लाग ूहोंगे।
[फा. स. ं एल-11020/1/2022-एमिी-भाग (1)-(ii)]
मुकेि मंगल, अपर सजचव
4526 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th June, 2026
S.O. 3259(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Jan Vishwas
(Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of July, 2026,
as the date on which the provisions of the said Act, in so far as it relates to amendments in the Coastal Shipping Act,
2025 (20 of 2025), as specified against serial number 78 of the Schedule to the said Act, shall come into force.
[F. No. L-11020/1/2022-MG-Part(1) - (ii)]
MUKESH MANGAL, Addl Secy.
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