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New Delhi , Dec. 23

A BILL to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the Indian Ports Act, 1908 for implementing the provisions of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday by the Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Mr T.R. Baalu.

The Bill seeks to incorporate provisions relating to security measures to be adopted by ships and port facilities, ship identification number, port facility assessment, international ship security certificate, ship security alert system, control measures and compliance.

If the ISPS Code is not implemented, it will pose problems for Indian ships to gain entry into the ports of other contracting nations and also for foreign ships to visit Indian ports. The existing Acts do not contain provisions to address the above objectives.

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