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{{Infobox legislation<br />
| short_title = Inland Vessels (Amendment) Act, 2007<br />
| legislature = [[Parliament of India]]<br />
| long_title = An Act further to amend the Inland Vessels Act, 1917.<br />
| citation = [https://www.indiacode.nic.in/repealedfileopen?rfilename=A2007-35.pdf No. 35 of 2007]<br />
| enacted_by = [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
| date_passed = 22 August 2007<br />
| considered_by2 = [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| date_passed2 = 30 August 2007<br />
| date_assented = 17 September 2007<br />
| date_commenced = 21 February 2008<br />
| bill_history_url = https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-inland-vessels-amendment-bill-2005<br />
| bill = Inland Vessels (Amendment) Bill, 2005<br />
| bill_citation = [https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_parliament/2005/1167470124_The_Inland_Vessels_A_Bill_05.pdf Bill No. CXXVI of 2005]<br />
| introduced_by = [[T. R. Baalu]], Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways<br />
| date_introduced = 8 December 2005<br />
| committee_whole_label = Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture<br />
| committee_whole = 13 December 2005–21 March 2006<br />
| passed = 22 August 2007<br />
| passed2 = 30 August 2007<br />
| amends = Inland Vessels Act, 1917 (1 of 1917)<br />
| repealed_by = [[Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015]] (19 of 2015)<br />
| status = repealed<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Inland Vessels (Amendment) Act, 2007''' is an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of India]] enacted to facilitate the extension and usage of inland waterways by vessels. It is an amendment to the original Inland Vessels Act, 1917.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/House-clears-Inland-Vessels-Bill/213563/|title=House clears Inland Vessels Bill|date=30 August 2007|publisher=Indian Express}}</ref> The Act came into force on 21 February 2008.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}<br />
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Inland water traffic amounts to only 0.17% of total inland traffic in India. The act addresses the extension of inland water limits, facilitating safety of vessels by dividing the inland water area into three zones based on maximum significant wave height criteria, employment of manpower from [[Indian Army|Army]], [[Indian Navy|Navy]] and [[Indian Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] in this sector, controlling [[pollution]] and regulating the insurance regime on par with motor vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/10/07/stories/2005100703140900.htm|title=Cabinet nod for amendments to Inland Vessels Act|publisher=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/biz/2006/02/20/stories/2006022000411500.htm|title=Inland water transport awaits a big push|publisher=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=April 18, 2012|archive-date=21 February 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060221223405/http://www.hindu.com/biz/2006/02/20/stories/2006022000411500.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 2007]]<br />
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