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| date_enacted = {{start date|2008|02|21|df=y}}<br />
| amended_by = Inland Vessels Act, 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/newly-introduced-inland-vessels-bill-in-lok-sabha-seeks-to-replace-inland-vessels-act-1917-see-its-benefits/2298748/|title = Newly introduced Inland Vessels Bill in Lok Sabha seeks to replace Inland Vessels Act 1917; See its benefits|date = 27 July 2021}}</ref><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 an original Act passed in 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 from 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 address 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}}</ref><br />
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