(1) This Act may be called the Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021.
(2) It extends to the whole of India including the maritime zones of India as specified in the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (80 of 1976).
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
(2) It extends to the whole of India including the maritime zones of India as specified in the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (80 of 1976).
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
Source footnotes
1. 31st March, 2022, vide notification No. S.O.1202(E), dated 17th March, 2022, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii).आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Power to designate general aid to navigation.Section 4 · Appointment of Director General, Deputy Director Generals and Directors.Section 5 · Duties of Director General.Section 6 · Central Advisory Committee.Section 7 · Proceedings of Central Advisory Committee not to be invalidated.Section 8 · Management of general aids to navigation.Section 9 · Powers of Central Government relating to aids to navigation.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 25 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2022-03-23. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.