{"id":399451,"date":"2026-10-22T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=399451"},"modified":"2026-10-22T10:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:16:23","slug":"merchant-shipping-tribunal-members-qualification-rules-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/10\/22\/merchant-shipping-tribunal-members-qualification-rules-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre notifies Merchant Shipping (Tribunal Members&#8217; Qualification and Submission of Award) Rules, 2026; 90-day timeline prescribed for awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 15 October 2026, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways notified the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Merchant Shipping (Tribunal Members&#8217; Qualification and Submission of Award) Rules, 2026<\/span>, prescribing the qualifications for Tribunal members, providing for the designation of a Chairperson, and establish timelines for passing and submitting awards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Rules are applicable to all Tribunals constituted under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002847492\" target=\"_blank\">89<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002847686\" target=\"_blank\">Merchant Shipping Act, 2025<\/a> and seek to ensure timely resolution of maritime disputes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Rules came into force on 15 October 2026 and are intended to facilitate efficient adjudication of disputes referred to Tribunals under the Act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Key provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Tribunal Members&#8217; Qualification and Submission of Award) Rules, 2026:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>The Rules are framed under clauses (y) and (z) of sub-section (2) of Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002847195\" target=\"_blank\">113 read with sub-sections (1) and (7)<\/a> of Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002847492\" target=\"_blank\">89<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002847686\" target=\"_blank\">Merchant Shipping Act, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>They apply to every Tribunal constituted by the Central Government under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002847492\" target=\"_blank\">89(1)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002847686\" target=\"_blank\">Merchant Shipping Act, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Rules define key terms such as &#8220;Act&#8221;, &#8220;Chairperson&#8221;, &#8220;member&#8221; and &#8220;Tribunal&#8221; for the purposes of administration and interpretation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A person will be eligible for appointment as a member of the Tribunal only if he or she:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>Possesses knowledge of maritime matters;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Has not less than 15 years&#8217; experience in administration; and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Has at least 3 years&#8217; experience in the maritime sector.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Where a Tribunal consists of more than one member, the Central Government may designate one member as the Chairperson of the Tribunal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Tribunal is required to dispose of every reference made by the Central Government by passing an award within <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">90 days<\/span> from the date of reference.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>For the purpose of calculating the prescribed timeline, the &#8220;date of reference&#8221; means the date on which a dispute is referred by the Central Government to the Tribunal under Section 89(1) of the Act.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>If the Tribunal is unable to pass an award within the stipulated 90-day period, it must record the reasons in writing and seek an extension from the Central Government.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Upon such request, the Central Government may extend the period for passing the award by a further period <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">not exceeding 60 days<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>After passing the award, the Tribunal must submit the award in writing to the Central Government along with the reasons supporting its decision as soon as practicable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Rules establish a framework for the constitution and functioning of maritime Tribunals by prescribing minimum qualification standards for members and introducing a time-bound adjudication process.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The prescribed eligibility criteria seek to ensure that Tribunal members possess both administrative experience and sector-specific maritime expertise, thereby strengthening the quality of decision-making.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The introduction of a 90-day disposal timeline, coupled with a limited extension mechanism, is intended to promote expeditious resolution of maritime disputes and procedural efficiency.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Overall, the Rules operationalise the Tribunal mechanism envisaged under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9002847686\" target=\"_blank\">Merchant Shipping Act, 2025<\/a> and provide greater certainty, accountability and consistency in maritime dispute resolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Also Read<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/08\/20\/merchant-shipping-act-india-maritime-reform-seafarer-welfare\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"Hyperlink\" style=\"text-decoration: none; text-underline-style: none; text-underline-mode: continuous; text-underline-color: #1155cc; color: #1155cc;\">Key features of Merchant Shipping Act 2025 | SCC Times<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/07\/21\/new-merchant-shipping-liability-rules-2026-replace-old-2015-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"Hyperlink\" style=\"text-decoration: none; text-underline-style: none; text-underline-mode: continuous; text-underline-color: #1155cc; color: #1155cc;\">New Merchant Shipping Liability Rules Replace old 2015 rules | SCC Times<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[Merchant Shipping (Tribunal Members&#8217; Qualification and Submission of Award) Rules, 2026, dated 15 October 2026]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Central Government has notified the Merchant Shipping (Tribunal Members&#8217; Qualification and Submission of Award) Rules, 2026, prescribing the qualifications for appointment of Tribunal members and establishing timelines for disposal of references and submission of awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67549,"featured_media":399452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,15],"tags":[117732,105376,117730,96534,110380,117735,33804,117733,117734,117731],"class_list":["post-399451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislationupdates","category-rules_regulations","tag-maritime-dispute-resolution","tag-maritime-governance","tag-maritime-tribunal","tag-merchant-shipping-act-2025","tag-merchant-shipping-rules-2026","tag-ministry-of-ports-shipping-and-waterways","tag-regulatory-compliance","tag-shipping-regulation","tag-tribunal-award-timeline","tag-tribunal-member-qualification"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.1 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Merchant Shipping Tribunal Members&#039; 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