• Marine Traffic Act, 1981 (Act No. 2 of 1981)
  • Notice No. 282 of 1981
  • Act
  • 1. Definitions
  • 2. Right of innocent passage
  • 3. Certain vessels to show flag
  • 4. Entry into and departure from internal waters
  • 5. Immobilizing, laying-up, stopping or anchoring outside harbours or fishing harbours
  • 6. Ships and wreckage not to be sunk or abandoned
  • 7. Suspension of passage
  • 8. Passage deemed to be not innocent
  • 8A. Suppression of illicit traffic in drugs on board foreign ships in territorial waters
  • 8B. Offences in respect of offshore installations
  • 8C. Minister may determine safety zone
  • 9. Authority's powers relating to ship on non-innocent passage
  • 10. Notice to be given of proceedings in respect of foreign ships
  • 11. Penalties
  • 11A. Jurisdiction
  • 12. Delegation of powers
  • 13. Limitation of liability
  • 14. Regulations
  • 15. Notification of regulations made or other action under Act
  • 16. Craft to which Act does not apply
  • 17. Operation of Act in relation to other laws
  • 17A. Application of Act to Prince Edwards Islands
  • 18. Agreement with government of certain state or territory
  • 19. Short title and commencement
• Regulations
  • Marine Traffic Regulations, 1985
    • Notice No. R. 194 of 1985
    • Chapter I : Definitions
      • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter II : Application
      • 2. Application
    • Chapter III : Right of Innocent Passage
      • 3. Right of Innocent Passage
    • Chapter IV : Entry into and Departure from Internal Waters
      • 4. Exemptions
      • 5. Application for entry into internal waters
    • Chapter V : Immobilizing, Laying-Up, Stopping or Anchoring Outside Harbours or Fishing Harbours
      • 6. Exemption
      • 7. Application for lay-up
      • 8. Guarantee for possible loss or damage caused by a laid-up vessel
      • 9. Place or area of lay-up
      • 10. Duration and termination of lay-up
      • 11. Inspection of laid-up vessel
      • 12. Conditions of lay-up
      • 13. Application to stop or anchor a vessel for repairs
      • 14. Conditions for stopping or anchoring of a vessel
      • 15. Notification of departure of vessel
      • 16. Vessels in distress
    • Chapter VI : Places of Departure and Arrival Along the Shore
      • 17. Places of departure and arrival along the shore
    • Chapter VII : Detention of Vessels, Cargoes or Part Thereof
      • 18. Notice of detention of vessel or cargo
      • 19. Service of Notice
      • 20. Return of service
      • 21. Clearance outward may be refused 
      • 22. Release from detention
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A : Notice of Detention of Ship or Cargo or Part Thereof
      • Annexure B : Return of Service of Notice of Detention of Ship/Cargo/Part Thereof 
      • Annexure C : Notice of Release from Detention
  • Marine Traffic (Inshore Vessel Traffic Services) Regulations, 2000
    • Notice No. R. 431 of 2000
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Application
    • 3. Vessel traffic services zones
    • 4. Marine traffic regulators
    • 5. Powers of marine traffic regulators
    • 6. General requirements
    • 7. Communications
    • 8. Reporting
    • 9. Incident reports
    • 10. Changes in information to be reported
    • 11. Manner in which time to be specified
    • 12. Variation of procedures and practices
    • 13. Master's authority not affected
    • 14. Offences and penalties
    • 15. Offences due to fault of another person
    • 16. Detention
    • 17. Title and commencement
    • Annex : Inshore Vessel Traffic Services Zones