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Date: 29-Oct-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Pre publication of the Draft Inland Vessels (Prevention and Containment of Pollution) (First Amendment) Rules, 2024

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification proposes amendments to the Inland Vessels (Prevention and Containment of Pollution) Rules, 2022.
  • The amendments aim to clarify the method for calculating the gross tonnage of inland vessels and update the requirements for sewage management on these vessels.
  • It also corrects a minor typographical error in the original rules.

Key Changes

  • The notification introduces the Inland Vessels (Prevention and Containment of Pollution) (First Amendment) Rules, 2024.
  • It clarifies that the gross tonnage calculation for vessels above 24 meters will follow the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, while vessels less than 24 meters will follow Rule 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1991.
  • It mandates that all inland vessels generating sewage must have a sewage treatment plant, bio-digester, or a holding tank with sufficient capacity for the number of persons on board.
  • Vessels on voyages less than 60 minutes are exempted from the sewage management requirements.
  • The phrase 'International Organisation of Standards' is corrected to 'International Organization for Standardization'.

Impact Analysis

Inland Vessel Operators

  • Operators need to be aware of the 30 day consultation period for the draft rules and provide feedback if needed.

Vessel Manufacturers

  • Manufacturers need to be aware of the 30 day consultation period for the draft rules and provide feedback if needed.

Government Agencies

  • The Ministry will need to consider the feedback received during the 30 day consultation period.

General Public

  • The public is invited to provide feedback on the draft rules within 30 days of the notification being made available.

Key Entities Referenced

Inland Vessels Act, 2021: The primary legislation that empowers the Central Government to make rules regarding inland vessels, including pollution control. Inland Vessels (Prevention and Containment of Pollution) Rules, 2022: The original rules being amended by this notification. International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969: International standard for measuring the gross tonnage of ships. Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1991: Indian rules for measuring the gross tonnage of ships, specifically referenced for smaller vessels in this notification. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: The government ministry responsible for the development and regulation of ports, shipping, and waterways in India.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-30102024-258377 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DLxx-xEG-I3D0E1x0x2x0 24-258377 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 613] नई दिल्ली मगं लवार, अक्त बू र 29, 2024/कार्तकग 7, 1946 No. 613] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024/KARTIKA 7, 1946 पत्तन, पोत पररवहन और िलमाग ग मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 29 अक् तूबर, 2024 सा.का.जन. 671(अ).—अंतििे ीय िलयान अजधजनयम, 2021 (2021 का 24) की धारा 106 की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (िडे एम) और (िडे पी) के साथ परित धारा 52 की उप-धारा (2), धारा 53 की उप-धारा (1) और (3) तथा धारा 54 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र सरकार पत्तन, पोत पररवहन और िलमाग ग मंत्रालय म ें भारत सरकार द्वारा दिनांक 07 िून, 2022 के सा.का.जन सं. 427 (ई) के माध्यम स े अजधसूजचत अंतििे ीय िलयान (प्रिषू ण जनवारण एव ं जनयंत्रण) जनयम, 2022 म ें संिोधन करने का प्रस्ट्ताव करती ह ै और अतं िेिीय िलयान अजधजनयम, 2021 (2021 का 24) की धारा 106 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा यथा अपेजित, उससे प्रभाजवत होन े वाल े सभी व्यजियों की िानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित करती ह;ै और इसके द्वारा यह सचू ना िी िाती ह ै दक उि प्रारूप जनयमों पर उस तारीख स े तीस दिन की समाजि के पश्चात जवचार दकया िाएगा, जिसको आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित इस अजधसूचना की प्रजतया ं सवगसाधारण को उपलब्ध करा िी िाती ह;ैं इन मसौिा जनयमों पर आपजत्तयां या सुझाव, यदि कोई हों, तो जनिेिक (आईडब्ल्यूटी), पत्तन, पोत पररवहन और िलमाग ग मंत्रालय, कमरा सख्ं या 251, पररवहन भवन, 1-संसि माग,ग नई दिल्ली-110001 को या ईमेल द्वारा ajay.sirohi@nic.in और uttam.mishra27@gov.in पर ऊपर जनर्िष्टग अवजध के भीतर भेिे िा सकते ह;ैं 7071 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] मसौिा सिं ोधन 1. (1) इन जनयमों को अंतििे ीय िलयान (प्रिषू ण जनवारण एव ं जनयंत्रण) (प्रथम संिोधन) जनयम, 2024 कहा िा सकेगा। 2. (2) ये आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ेंउनके अंजतम प्रकािन की जतजथ स े लाग ू होंगे। अंतिेिीय िलयान (प्रिषू ण जनवारण एव ं जनयंत्रण) जनयम, 2022 (यहा ं बाि म ें उि जनयम के रूप म ें संिर्भगत) म ें जनयम 2 के खडं (ग) के पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत स्ट्पष्टीकरण अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथागत्: - “स्ट्पष्टीकरण. - इस उप-जनयम के प्रयोिन के जलए, 24 मीटर स े अजधक के िलयानों के सकल टन भार की गणना पोतों के टन भार माप पर अंतरागष्ट्रीय कन्वेंिन, 1969 के अनुसार की िाएगी, िबदक 24 मीटर स े कम के िलयानों के सकल टन भार की गणना वाजणज्य नौवहन (पोतों के टन भार माप) जनयम, 1991 के जनयम 2 के अनुसार की िाएगी।” 3. जनयम 6 म,ें “अंतरागष्ट्रीय मानक संगिन ”िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर“ अतं राष्ट्रग ीय मानकीकरण संगिन ”िब्ि रखे िाएगं े। 4. उि जनयम के जनयम 12 म,ें - (i) उप-जनयम (2) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत उप-जनयम प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथागत:्- “(2) सभी अंतिेिीय िलयानों, िहां सीवेि उत्पन्न होता ह,ै को समुजचत सीवेि रीटमेंट संयंत्र या बायो-डाइिेस्ट्टर या िलयान म ेंसवार व्यजियों के जलए पयागि िमता का होलल्डंग टैंक उपलब्ध कराया िाएगा।” (ii) उपजनयम (3) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत उपजनयम प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथागत्:- ‘‘(3) 60 जमनट स े कम की समुद्री यात्रा करने वाले िलयानों को उप-जनयम (2) म ें िाजमल अपेिाओं स े छूट दिया िा सकता ह।ै ’’ [फा. स.ं आईडब् ल् यटू ी-11011/91/2021-आईडब् ल् यटू ी(9)] डॉ. कमला कान्ता नाथ, सलाहकार (सांजख्यकी) MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi the 29th October, 2024 G.S.R. 671(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 52, sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 53 and sub-section (1) of 54 read with clauses (zm) to (zp) of sub-section (2) of section 106 of the Inland Vessels Act, 2021 (24 on 2021), the Central Government proposes to amend the Inland Vessels (Prevention and Containment of Pollution) Rules, 2022 notified by the Government of India in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways vide number G.S.R. 427(E) dated the 7th June, 2022 and hereby publish as required by sub-section (1) of section 106 of the Inland Vessels Act, 2021 (24 of 2021) for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the date on which the copies of this notification, as published in the Official Gazette, are made available to the public; Objections or suggestions, if any, to these draft rules may be sent to the Director (IWT), Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Room No. 251, Transport Bhawan, 1-Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001, or by email at ajay.sirohi@nic.in and uttam.mishra27@gov.in within the period specified above; Draft Amendment 1. (1) These rules may be called as the Inland Vessels (Prevention and Containment of Pollution) (First Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 2. In the Inland Vessels (Prevention and Containment of Pollution) Rules, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2 after the clause (c), the following explanation shall be inserted, namely: - “Explanation. - For the purpose of this sub-rule, Gross Tonnage of vessels above 24 meters shall be calculated according to International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 whereas Gross Tonnage of vessels less than 24 meters shall be calculated according to Rule 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1991.” 3. In rule 6, for the words “International Organisation of Standards”, the words “International Organization for Standardization” shall be substituted. 4. In rule 12 of the said rules, - i. for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: - “(2) All inland vessels where sewage is generated are to be provided with an appropriate sewage treatment plant or bio-digester or holding tank of such capacity sufficient for the number of persons on board.” ii. for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: - “(3) Vessels engaged on voyages of less than 60 minutes duration may be exempted from requirements contained in sub-rule (2).” [F. No. IWT-11011/91/2021-IWT(9)] Dr. KAMALA KANTA NATH, Adviser (Statistics) . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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