52Power for State Government to make rules for protection of inland mechanically propelled vessels from accidents

(1) The State Government may make rules for the protection of inland ¹[mechanically propelled vessels] against explosion, fire, collision and other accidents.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may

(a) prescribe the conditions on and subject to which dangerous goods may be carried on board inland ²[mechanically propelled vessels];

(b) prescribe precautions to be taken to prevent explosions or fires on board inland ²mechanically propelled vessels;

(c) prescribe the apparatus which is to be kept on board inland ²[mechanically propelled vessels], for the purpose of extinguishing fires;

(d) regulate the making of sound signals;

(e) regulate the carriage and exhibition of lights by inland²[mechanically propelled vessels];

(f) regulate the carriage and exhibition of lights by other vessels on specified inland waters on which ²[mechanically propelled vessels] ply;

(g) prescribe the steering rules to be observed;

(h) regulate the towing of vessels astern or alongside;

(i) prescribe the speed at which inland ²[mechanically propelled vessels] may be navigated in specified areas;

(j) regulate the navigation of inland ²[mechanically propelled vessels] to prevent danger to other vessels, or to the bank, channels, navigation marks or any property, movable or immovable, in or abuting on navigable channels.

³[(k) prescribe the requirements that the hull, equipment and machinery of inland mechanically propelled vessel shall comply with;

(l) prescribe the requirement of life saving appliances; and

(m) prescribe the apparatus required for communication and navigation.]

(3) Any rule made under this section may contain a provision that any person committing a breach of it shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.