**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on June 25, 2026, establishes the official form and procedure for compounding offences under Section 53A of the Indian Ports Act, 2025. It specifies the requirements for application submission, payment methods for compounding amounts, and the verification duties of the Conservator. These regulations are scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Application Requirements and Submission**
* **Form-A:** All applications for compounding offences must be submitted using the prescribed Form-A.
* **Authorized Signatories:** Applications must be signed by the applicant or a duly authorized representative.
* **Submission Channels:** Applications can be submitted physically at the office of the Conservator or electronically through a specified Central Government online portal.
* **Documentation:** Physical submissions require self-attested copies of documents, while electronic submissions require scanned copies.
* **Acknowledgment:** An application is only considered "duly made" once an official acknowledgment is issued; applicants must retain a copy of this for verification.
**Processing and Verification**
* **Conservator Duties:** The Conservator is responsible for verifying that the offence is compoundable, the application is complete, and proof of payment has been provided.
* **Deficiency Corrections:** If an application is incomplete, the applicant has a 15-day window to provide the missing particulars.
**Compounding Amount and Payment**
* **Financial Terms:** The sum payable for compounding is equal to the fine specified for the offence in the First Schedule of the Act, subject to statutory ceilings.
* **First Offence Limitation:** Compounding is generally applicable to first offences; it does not authorize the compounding of subsequent offences as per the Act’s provisos.
* **Payment Methods:** Payments must be made to the Central Government via a treasury challan under a designated head or through an authorized online government payment portal.
* **Proof of Payment:** Applicants must obtain a payment acknowledgment from the treasury or electronic system and submit it to the Conservator.
**Impact Analysis**
**Applicants (Offenders or Authorized Representatives)**
**Impact**
They are now required to follow a standardized, formal procedure to settle specific port-related offences through compounding. This provides a clear legal path to resolve violations without full prosecution, provided the offence is a first-time occurrence.
**Action Required**
Submit Form-A with the necessary self-attested documents, calculate and pay the compounding fee through authorized channels, and ensure all missing information is provided within 15 days if requested.
**Conservators / Compounding Authorities**
**Impact**
Conservators are designated as the administrative authority responsible for the intake, verification, and approval of compounding requests.
**Action Required**
Set up systems to receive physical and electronic applications, issue dated acknowledgments, verify the "compoundable" status of offences, and manage the 15-day window for applicants to correct deficiencies.
**Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways / Central Government**
**Impact**
The Ministry is responsible for providing the legal and digital infrastructure to support the compounding process.
**Action Required**
Maintain the specified online portal for electronic submissions and ensure the authorized government payment portals and treasury heads are active and accessible by July 1, 2026.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Ports Act, 2025: The primary legislation governing port administration and offences, under which the rules for compounding offences are established.
Section 53A of the Indian Ports Act, 2025: The specific legal provision that empowers the government to prescribe the manner of application, payment, and compounding of certain offences.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: The primary regulatory ministry responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing port-related legal compliance.
Conservator: The designated official and compounding authority responsible for verifying applications, receiving payments, and processing the compounding of offences.
First Schedule of the Indian Ports Act, 2025: The reference document used to determine the compounding amount, which is set equal to the maximum fine specified for an offence.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3311] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, िनू 25, 2026/आषाढ 4, 1948
No. 3311] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026/ASHADHA 4, 1948
पत्तन, पोत पररवहन और िलमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 25 िनू , 2026
का.आ. 3445(अ) — केंद्र सरकार, भारतीय पत्तन अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 27) की धारा 53क की उप-
धारा (1) और (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत ेहुए, एतद्द्वारा उक्त धारा की उपधारा (1) में संिर्भगत कजतपय अपराधों
के संबंध में आविे न का प्रपत्र और रीजत, प्रिमन के जलए िये राजि और भुगतान की रीजत अजधसूजचत करती ह,ै अर्ागत:-
1. आविे न का प्रपत्र — (1) भारतीय पत् तन अजधजनयम, 2025 (जिसे इसम ेंइसके पश् चात उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया है)
की धारा 53क की उपधारा (1) के अधीन जवजनर्िगष् ट अपराध के प्रिमन हेतु प्रत्यके आविे न, इस अजधसूचना के सार् संलग्न
प्रपत्र- ‘क’ में दकया िाएगा।
(2) आवेिन, आवेिक द्वारा या उस प्रयोिन के जलए जवजधवत अजधकृत प्राजधकृत प्रजतजनजध द्वारा हस्ट्ताक्षररत दकया िाएगा।
2. आविे न करन ेकी रीजत — (1) आविे न, प्रपत्र ‘क’ म ेंप्रस्ट्तुत दकया िाएगा-
(क) व्यजिगत रूप से, संरक्षक के कायागलय में; या
(ख) इलेक्रॉजनक रूप से, केंद्र सरकार द्वारा इस प्रयोिन के जलए जनर्िगष्ट ऑनलाइन प्रणाली या पोटगल के माध्यम से।
(2) व्यजिगत रूप से िमा दकए गए प्रत्येक आवेिन के सार् संरक्षक द्वारा जवजनर्िष्ग ट िस्ट्ताविे ों की स्ट्व-प्रमाजणत प्रजतयााँ संलग्न
होनी चाजहए और प्राप्तकता गकायागलय प्राजप्त की तारीख का उल् लेख करते हुए एक पावती िारी करेगा।
4755 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(3) इलेक्रॉजनक रूप स े िमा दकए गए प्रत्येक आविे न में उप-पैराग्राफ (2) में संिर्भगत िस्ट्तावेिों की स्ट्कैन की गई प्रजतया ाँ
िाजमल होनी चाजहए और जसस्ट्टम, प्राजप्त की एक इलेक्रॉजनक पावती सृजित करेगा।
(4) ऐसी पावती िारी होने पर ही एक आविे न को जवजधवत प्रस्ट्तुत दकया गया आवेिन माना िाएगा।
(5) आवेिक पावती की एक प्रजत अपने पास रखेगा और यदि आवश्यक हो तो सत्यापन के जलए उसे संरक्षक के समक्ष प्रस्ट्तुत
करेगा।
3. आविे न की प्रदिया- (1) आविे न प्राप्त होने पर, संरक्षक सत्याजपत करेगा-
(क) दक अपराध, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 53क की उपधारा (1) के तहत प्रिमन योग्य ह;ै
(ख) दक आवेिन पूणग है; और
(ग) दक प्रिमन राजि के भुगतान का प्रमाण प्रस्ट्तुत दकया गया है।
(2) िहााँ आवेिन, प्रपत्र या िस्ट्ताविे ों के संबंध में अपूणग पाया िाता है, आविे क से पद्रं ह दिनों के भीतर अप्राप् त जववरण
प्रस्ट्तुत करना अपेजक्षत हो सकता है।
4. प्रिमन राजि - (1) दकसी अपराध के प्रिमन के जलए िये राजि उि अजधजनयम की धारा 53क की उपधारा (1) के
परंतुक में यर्ा: उपबंजधत अजधकतम सीमा के अध्यधीन, उि अजधजनयम की प्रर्म अनुसचू ी के तहत ऐसे अपराध के जलए
जवजनर्िगष्ट िुमागन ेके बराबर होगी।
(2) इस अनुच्छेि म ें जनजहत दकसी भी बात को उि अजधजनयम धारा 53क की उपधारा (1) के िसू रे परंतुक में यर्ा:
उपबंजधत, बाि के दकसी भी अपराध के प्रिमन को अजधकृत करने के रूप म ेंनहीं समझा िाएगा।
5. भगु तान की रीजत- (1) प्रिमन राजि का भुगतान, जनम्नजलजखत के माध्यम से केंद्र सरकार के नामे दकया िाएगा
िैसादक उि अजधजनयम की धारा 53क की उपधारा (1) द्वारा अपेजक्षत है-
(क) रािकोष चालान के माध्यम स ेजनर्िगष्ट लेखा िीषग में; या
(ख) अजधकृत सरकारी भुगतान पोटगल के माध्यम स ेऑनलाइन जवप्रेषण, िैसा दक आविे क द्वारा चयन दकया िाए।
(2) आवेिक को जनम्नजलजखत के द्वारा िारी की गई भुगतान की पावती प्राप्त करनी होगी-
(क) रािकोष द्वारा; या
(ख) इलेक्रॉजनक जसस्ट्टम द्वारा,
और उसे संरक्षक को प्रस्ट्तुत करना होगा, िो उि अजधजनयम की धारा 53 क की उपधारा (1) के तहत प्रिमन प्राजधकारी है।
6. यह अजधसचू ना 1 िलु ाई, 2026 स े प्रभावी होगी।[भाग II—खण्ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
प्रपत्र- क
[पैराग्राफ 1 (1) और 2(1) िेख]ें
1. आविे क का जववरण
नाम :
पता:
ईमेल:
फोन:
2. अपराध का जववरण
धारा:
कजर्त िुरूआत की तारीख:
नोरटस/ऑडगर का संिभग (यदि कोई हो):
3. घोषणा (प्रर्म अपराध)
मैं एतद्द्वारा घोषणा करता/करती हाँ दक जिस अपराध के जलए प्रिमन का अनुरोध दकया िा रहा ह,ै वह भारतीय
पत् तन अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 27) धारा 53क की उप-धारा (1) के िसू रे परंतुक के अनुसार प्रर्म अपराध
है।
4. चकु ाई गई प्रिमन राजि
भुगतान की गई राजि (भारतीय रु.):
भुगतान की रीजत:
चालान/रांजैक्िन आईडी:
भुगतान की तारीख:
संलग्न प्रमाण:
5. सलं ग्न िस्ट्तावजे
6. सत्यापन
मैं सत्याजपत करता/करती हाँ दक िी गई िानकारी, मेरी समझ और जवश्वास के अनुसार से सही और सत्य है।
हस्ट्ताक्षर:
तारीख:
[फा. सं. पीडी-24015/9/2026- पीडी-I(भाग-I)/ई-378973]
प्रवीण पी. नायर, संयुक्त सजचव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th June, 2026
S.O. 3445(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 53A of
the Indian Ports Act, 2025 (27 of 2025), the Central Government hereby notifies the form and manner of
application, the sum payable for compounding and the manner of payment, in respect of certain offences
referred to in sub-section (1) of the said section, namely:
1. Form of application. — (1) Every application for compounding of an offence specified under sub-
section (1) of section 53A of the Indian Ports Act 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), shall be made
in Form-A, annexed to this notification.
(2) The application shall be signed by the applicant or by an authorised representative duly authorised
for that purpose.
2. Manner of making application. — (1) The application in Form-A shall be submitted,-
(a) physically, at the office of the conservator; or
(b) electronically, through the online system or portal specified by the Central Government for this purpose.
(2) Every application submitted physically shall be accompanied by self-attested copies of documents
specified by the conservator and the receiving office shall issue an acknowledgement indicating the date of
receipt.
(3) Every application submitted electronically shall include scanned copies of the documents referred to in
sub-paragraph (2) and the system shall generate an electronic acknowledgement of the receipt.
(4) An application shall be considered to have been duly made only upon the issuance of such
acknowledgement.
(5) The applicant shall retain a copy of the acknowledgement and produce it before the conservator if so
required, for verification.
3. Processing of application. — (1) Upon receipt of the application, the conservator shall verify-
(a) that the offence is compoundable under sub-section (1) of section 53A of the said Act;
(b) that the application is complete; and
(c) that proof of payment of the compounding amount has been furnished.
(2) Where the application is found to be incomplete in respect of form or documents, the applicant may be
required to furnish the missing particulars within fifteen days.
4. Compounding amount. — (1) The sum payable for compounding of any offence shall be an amount
equal to the fine specified for such offence under the First Schedule of the said Act, subject to the ceiling as
provided in the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 53A of the said Act.
(2) Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to authorise compounding of any subsequent
offence, as provided in the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 53A of the said Act.
5. Manner of payment. — (1) The compounding amount shall be paid for credit to the Central
Government, as required by sub-section (1) of section 53A of the said Act, through,-
(a) a treasury challan in the designated head of account; or[भाग II—खण्ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
(b) an online remittance through the authorised Government payment portal, as may be chosen by
the applicant.
(2) The applicant shall obtain an acknowledgement of payment issued,-
(a) by the treasury; or
(b) by the electronic system,
and shall submit the same to the conservator, who is the compounding authority under sub-section (1) of
section 53A of the said Act.
6. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of July, 2026.
FORM-A
[See paragraph 1(1) and 2(1)]
1. Applicant Details
Name:
Address:
Email:
Contact Number:
2. Details of Offence
Section:
Date of alleged commission:
Reference of notice/order (if any):
3. Declaration (First Offence)
I hereby declare that the offence for which compounding is sought is a first offence, in terms of the
second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 53A of the Indian Ports Act, 2025 (27 of 2025).
4. Compounding Amount Paid
Amount Paid (INR):
Mode of Payment:
Challan/ Transaction ID:
Date of Payment:
Attached Proof:6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
5. Documents Enclosed:
6. Verification
I hereby verify that the information provided is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
Signature:
Date:
[F. No. PD-24015/9/2026-PD-I(Part-I)/E-378973]
PRAVEEN P. NAIR, Jt. Secy.
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