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Legal Provisions w.r.t. Oil Pollution Cess

Applicable to: All concerned stakeholders
Effective Date: 01/04/2016
Superseded Circulars: Not specified

Key Changes and Requirements

1. Abolition of Cesses

The Passenger welfare cess and Oil Pollution cess are no longer to be collected with effect from 01/04/2016.

  • Affected: All concerned authorities, bodies, and stakeholders
II/4  Repealed sections of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1953
Important Note

Please ensure all relevant records and communications reflect this change.

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