National Waterways Act, 2016

National Waterways Act, 2016
	An Act to make provisions for existing national waterways and to provide for the declaration of certain inland waterways to be national waterways and also to provide for the regulation and development of the said waterways for the purposes of shipping and navigation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Citation	No. 17 of 2016
Enacted by	Parliament of India
Date enacted	10 March 2016
Date enacted	15 March 2016
Date assented to	25 March 2016
Date commenced	12 April 2016
Introduced by	Nitin Gadkari
	Status: In force

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The National Waterways Act, 2015 is an Act of Parliament of India. It was tabled in Lok Sabha by Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on 5 May 2015. The Act merges 5 existing Acts which have declared the 5 National Waterways and proposes 101 additional National Waterways. The Act can into force from 12 April 2016.^[1]

History

The National Waterways Bill, 2015 was tabled in Lok Sabha by Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on 5 May 2015.^[2]^[3] It was passed in Lok Sabha on 21 December 2015 and then in Rajya Sabha on 9 March 2016.^[4]^[5] Then, it was finally passed in Lok Sabha again on 15 March 2016 due to the amendments made in Rajya Sabha moved by Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan.^[4]

Provisions

As part of the Bill, under entry 24 of the Union List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, the Union government can make laws on shipping and navigation on inland waterways that are classified as national waterways.^[5] The Act declares 111 National Waterways across India.^[6]

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Education	Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act
Environment	Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Environment Protection Act, 1986 Indian Forest Act, 1927
Financial	Aadhaar Act COFEPOSA Companies Act 2013 Foreign Exchange Management Act Income Tax Act, 1961 Insurance Act, 1938 National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 RTI Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 Street Vendors Act, 2014 Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976
Healthcare	Central Council of Homoeopathy Act, 1973 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 Drugs and Magic Remedies Act Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Clinical Establishments Act
Personal	Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (1956) Hindu Marriage Act Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Special Marriage Act, 1954
Social	Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Essential Commodities Act Essential Services Maintenance Act Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act National Food Security Act, 2013 Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act
State Laws	Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act
State Reorganisation	Chattisgarh Jharkhand Punjab States Telangana Uttarakhand
Transportation	Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 National Waterways Act, 2016 The Inland Vessels (Amendment) Act, 2007
Other	Delimitation Act Enemy Property Act, 1968 Representation of the People Act
Repealed
Pre-Independence	Age of Consent Act, 1891 Criminal Tribes Act Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
Post-Independence	Anti-Copying Act, 1992 Foreign Exchange Regulation Act Interest Tax Act, 1974 Maintenance of Internal Security Act Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act The Gold (Control) Act, 1968 Gift Tax Act, 1958 Wealth Tax Act, 1957
Proposed
Proposed	Goods and Services Tax Bill Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Marriage Laws Amendment Bill (India) Road Transport and Safety Bill Uniform civil code

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