Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Central Government, may, having regard to the provisions of the Convention, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Part. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), such rules may-- [(a) prescribe the limits of ballast, and designate noxious liquid substances, under clauses (a) and (h), respectively, of Section 356B; (b) prescribe the forms in which, the duration for which and the conditions subject to which, various international pollution prevention certificates shall be issued under Section 356C; (bb) prescribe the period within which, the manner in which and the conditions for making surveys of oil tankers or other ships prior to issuing an international pollution prevention certificate and the requirements as to equipment which are to be fitted for prevention of pollution by an oil tanker and other ship under Section 356E;] (c) prescribe the forms of [record books] for tankers and other ships the manner in which such books shall be maintained, the nature of the entries to be made therein, the time and circumstances in which such entries shall be made, the custody and disposal thereof and all other matters relating thereto for the purposes of Section 356F; (d) prescribe the fees which may be levied for inspection of [various equipments required under the convention] and the manner in which such fees may be collected; (e) [x x x x]] [(ee) any other matter which, for the implementation of the Convention, has to be or may be prescribed.]] Inserted by Act 25 of 1970, Section 17 (w.e.f. 31/05/1970) and Substituted by Act 12 of 1983, Section 11 (w.e.f. 18/05/1983). Substituted by Act 59 of 2003, Section 6, for clauses (a) and (b) (w.e.f. 01/03/2004) (See Annexe). Substituted by Act 59 of 2003, Section 6, for "oil record books" (w.e.f. 01/03/2004). Substituted by Act 59 of 2003, Section 6, for "oil monitoring system, oily water separator, oil content meter, crude oil washing system, inert gas system or other equipments or contrivances carried out on board for preventing pollution of sea by oil" (w.e.f. 01/03/2004). Inserted by Act 59 of 2003, Section 6 (w.e.f. 01/03/2004). Repealed by Act 28 of 2016, S. 239 and Sch. XV, dated 14-5-2016. Prior to the deletion it read as: "specify the officers who shall collect the cess and the manner in which the cess shall be collected."