Muhammad Hasnain zulfiqar

O1-278231-015 (Shipping law)

The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973
Preamble
Wherein the integrity of the territories of the Federation, its independence and all its rights,
including its sovereign rights on land, sea and air, shall be safeguarded.
Fourth schedule Legislative Part 1
19. Port quarantine, seamen's and marine hospitals and hospitals connected with port
quarantine.
20. Maritime shipping and navigation, including shipping and navigation on tidal waters;
Admiralty jurisdiction.
21. Omitted
22. Aircraft and air navigation; the provision of aerodromes; regulation and organization of air
traffic and of aerodromes.
23. Lighthouses, including lightships, beacons and other provisions for the safety of shipping
and aircraft.
24. Carriage of passengers and goods by sea or by air.
53. Terminal taxes on goods or passengers carried by railway, sea or air; taxes on their fares and
freights.
Part II

5. Major ports, that is to say, the declaration and delimitation of such ports, and the
constitution and powers of port authorities therein.
Chapter 4 General
252. Special provisions in relation to major ports and aerodromes.−
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution or in any law, the President may,
by public notification, direct that, for a period not exceeding three months from a specified
date, a specified law, whether a Federal law or a Provincial law, shall not apply to a specified
major port or major aerodrome, or shall apply to a specified major port or major aerodrome
subject to specified exceptions or modifications.
(2) The giving of a direction under this Article in relation to any law shall not affect the
operation of the law prior to the date specified in the direction.
 Rules of Business 1973
Defence division
23. National Maritime policy.

24. (i) Matters relating to security of resources of the Maritime Zones of Pakistan including protection of
human life and property.

(ii) Pakistan Maritime Security Agency.

25. (i) National coordination of maritime activities.

(ii) National Maritime Affairs Coordination Committee.

26. Marine surveys and elimination of dangers to navigation.

27. Promotion of maritime disciplines.

28. International aspects:

(i) Matters arising out of the implementation of law of the Sea pertaining to Maritime Affairs.

(ii) International negotiations, agreements and treaties (excluding those handled by other Divisions).

(iii) Liaison with International Sea Bed Authorities and other International Agencies in the Maritime
field.

Maritime Affairs Division

1. National Planning, research and international aspects of –

i) Inland water transport; and

ii) Coastal shipping within the same Province.

2. Diverted cargo belonging to the Federal Government.

3. Navigation and shipping, including coastal shipping but not including shipping confined to one
Province; safety of ports and regulation of matters relating to dangerous cargo.

4. Omitted vide S.R.O.294(I)/2011 (F.No. 4-5/2011-Min-I), dated 08.04.2011.

5. Light-houses, including lightships, beacons and other provisions for safety of shipping.

6. Admiralty jurisdiction; offenses committed on the high seas.

7. Declaration and delimitation of major ports and the constitution and power of authorities in such
ports.
 8. Mercantile marine; planning for development and rehabilitation of Pakistan merchant navy;
international shipping and maritime conferences and ratification of their conventions; training of
seamen; pool for national shipping.

9. Korangi Fisheries Harbor Authority, Karachi.

10. Office for promotion of Deep Sea Fisheries Resources in Exclusive Economic Zone.

11. Fishing and Fisheries beyond territorial waters.

12. Quality Control Laboratory Karachi.

13. Marine Fisheries Research Laboratory Karachi.

14. Fisheries Training Centre/Deep Sea Fishing Vessel.

15. Oceanography and Hydrological Research.

16. Marine Biological Research Laboratory, Karachi.

17. Welfare of Seamen; seamen Hostel Karachi.