{"id":232071,"date":"2020-07-10T13:40:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T08:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=232071"},"modified":"2020-07-10T12:09:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T06:39:19","slug":"shipping-ministry-issues-draft-aids-to-navigation-bill-2020-for-public-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/07\/10\/shipping-ministry-issues-draft-aids-to-navigation-bill-2020-for-public-consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping Ministry issues draft \u201cAids to Navigation Bill 2020\u201d for public consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"ltrSubtitle\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Legislation aims to replace over 90 year old Lighthouse Act,1927<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In accordance with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi\u2019s vision for\u00a0augmenting\u00a0people\u2019s participation\u00a0and transparency in the governance, Ministry of Shipping has\u00a0issued the draft of\u00a0<strong>Aids to Navigation Bill, 2020<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0suggestions from the\u00a0stakeholders and general\u00a0public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The draft bill\u00a0is proposed to\u00a0replace the almost nine decades old Lighthouse Act, 1927, to incorporate the global best practices, technological developments and India&#8217;s International obligations in the field of Aids to Marine Navigation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Union Minister of State of Shipping (I\/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya said that this initiative is part of the proactive approach adopted by the Ministry of Shipping by repealing archaic colonial laws and replacing it with modern and contemporary needs of the maritime industry. Shri Mandaviya also added that suggestions from the public and stakeholders will strengthen the provisions of the legislation. He further added that the bill aims to regulate state-of-the-art technologies of marine navigation which was earlier used to tangle in statutory provisions of Lighthouse Act, 1927.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0draft bill provides for\u00a0empowering\u00a0Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) with additional power and functions such as Vessel Traffic Service, Wreck flagging, training and certification, implementation of other obligations under International\u00a0Conventions,\u00a0where India is a signatory. It also provides for\u00a0identification and development of heritage lighthouses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The draft bill comprises a new\u00a0schedule\u00a0of\u00a0offences, along with commensurate penalties for obstructing and damaging the aids to navigation, and non-compliance with directives issued by the Central Government and other bodies under the draft bill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the advent of modern technologically improved aids to maritime navigation, the role of authorities regulating and operating maritime navigation has changed drastically. Therefore the new law encompasses a major shift from lighthouses to modern aids of navigation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The draft bill is uploaded on the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships\u2019 website\u00a0<u>http:\/\/www.dgll.nic.in\/Content\/926_3_dgll.gov.in.aspx,<\/u>\u00a0where citizens can submit their suggestions and opinions regarding the draft bill to atonbill2020@gmail.com latest by 24.07.2020.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ministry of Shipping<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[Press Release dt. 10-07-2020]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislation aims to replace over 90 year old Lighthouse Act,1927 In accordance with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi\u2019s vision for\u00a0augmenting\u00a0people\u2019s participation\u00a0and transparency 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