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Appendix –‘A’
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MONITORING CONTROL AND
COMBATING MARINE POLLUTION BY SPILLAGE OF OIL
Department/Agency Responsibilities as Functional Responsibilities
per allocation of Allocated
Business Rules
1 2 3
Coastal State
Environment and 1. Enactment of legislation for
Authorities
ecology, including prevention and control of
environment in coastal marine pollution from land and
waters, in mangroves, sea based sources.
coral reef but excluding 2. Prevention and control of
marine environment on marine pollution at source, on
the high seas.
land or the sea.
3. Monitoring of pollution upto
the shore.
4. Cleaning of beaches affected
by oil pollution through coastal
states and Union Territories.
Director General of
Shipping / Ports in the
Eastern Region
1. Maritime Shipping
And Navigation.
2. Administration of
Indian ports Act. 1908
and ports declared as
major ports.
1. Prevention and control of
pollution arising from ships all
over the sea including the
major ports areas.
2. Enactment and
administration of the legislation
related to prevention, control
and combating of pollution
arising from ships.
3. To comply with provision
made in section 356 G(1) and
(2) of Merchant Shipping Act,
1958 (Amendment) for the
Purpose of