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| Enactment Date | Act Number | Short Title | Purpose and Gist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-1838 | 19 | The Coasting vessels Act, 1838 | |
| 11-Feb-1873 | 08 | The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 | |
| 15-Mar-1881 | 16 | The Obstructions in Fairways Act, 1881 | |
| 18-Dec-1908 | 15 | The Indian Ports Act, 1908 | |
| 7-Feb-1917 | 01 | The Inland Vessels Act, 1917 | |
| 21-Sep-1925 | 26 | The Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 | |
| 21-Sep-1927 | 17 | The Light House Act, 1927 | |
| 4-Mar-1948 | 09 | The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 | |
| 16-Apr-1948 | 33 | The Calcutta Port (Pilotage)Â Act, 1948 | |
| 30-Oct-1958 | 44 | The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 | |
| 16-Oct-1963 | 38 | The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 | |
| 26-Mar-1966 | 04 | The Seamens Provident Fund Act, 1966 | |
| 29-Nov-1980 | 49 | The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Amendment Act, 1980 | |
| 23-Aug-1984 | 55 | The Hooghly Docking and Engineering Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1984 | |
| 30-Dec-1985 | 82 | The Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985 | |
| 14-Aug-1986 | 33 | The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1986 | |
| 2-Apr-1993 | 28 | The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 | |
| 18-Aug-1997 | 31 | The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997 | |
| 20-Dec-2002 | 69 | The Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act, 2002 | |
| 11-Nov-2008 | 22 | The Indian Maritime University Act, 2008 |
| 25-Mar-2016 | 17 | The National Waterways Act, 2016. | |
| 9-Aug-2017 | 22 | The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 |
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