Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024
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✅ Bill Passed: The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024 was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 6, 2025, after a brief discussion.
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🗳️ Opposition Protests: The passage occurred amid protests by Opposition members demanding a discussion on poll roll revision in Bihar.
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⚓ Main Objective: Expands eligibility criteria for ownership of merchant shipping vessels.
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🔍 Marine Investigations: Provides for investigation and enquiries into marine casualties.
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🚢 Vessel Detention Powers: Empowers the central government to detain vessels in India or coastal waters if:
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The vessel is without nationality,
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Not legally entitled to fly any national flag, or
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Has lost its right to fly a national flag.
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📜 Repeals Old Law: Repeals the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958.
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📈 Modern Legislation: Aims to provide a contemporaneous, futuristic, and dynamic legal framework aligned with India’s growth as an emerging maritime economy.
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