**Policy Summary:**
This notification, S.O. 4082(E), issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, announces the enforcement date of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 2025 (19 of 2025). As per subsection 2 of section 1 of the Act, the Central Government has appointed September 10, 2025, as the date on which the provisions of the Act will come into force. The notification is dated September 8, 2025, and is filed under F. No. SR2301142023MG. The issuing authority is Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 2025: The Act being brought into force by the Central Government.
Central Government: The governing body appointing the date for the Act to come into force.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
RAJESH KUMAR SINHA: The Special Secretary who signed the notification.
September 10, 2025: The date on which the provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 2025, will come into force.
The Gazette of India: Official government gazette in which the notification is published.
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of the Government of India Press
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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.ं 3967] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, जसतम्ब र 9, 2025/भाद्र 18, 1947
No. 3967] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025/BHADRA 18, 1947
पत्तन, पोत पररवहन और िलमाग ग मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 जसतम्ब र, 2025
का.आ. 4082(अ).— समुद्र द्वारा माल वहन अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 19) की धारा 1 की उप धारा (2) के
द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द्द्र सरकार एतद्द्वारा दिनांक 10 जसतंबर, 2025 की जतजि को उक्त अजधजनयम के
प्रवृत्त होने की जतजि जनधागररत करती ह।ै
[फा. स. ं एस.आर-23011/4/2023-एम.िी]
रािेि कुमार जसन्द्हा, जविेष सजचव
5976 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th September, 2025
S.O. 4082(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(2) of section 1 of the Carriage
of Goods by Sea Act, 2025 (19 of 2025), the Central Government hereby appoints the 10th day of September,
2025, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force.
[F. No. SR-23011/4/2023-MG]
RAJESH KUMAR SINHA, Special Secy.
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