Chittagong Port Authority Act, 2022 (Act No. 08 of 2022).

This Law provides for the establishment of the Chittagong Port Authority. For the purposes of this Act, the Chittagong Port Authority established under the Chittagong Port Authority Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. LII of 1976) shall be called the Chittagong Port Authority and shall continue as if it had been established under this Act. The Authority shall be a statutory body and shall have a permanent continuance and a general seal and, with the prior approval of the Government, shall have the power to acquire, possess and transfer property, both movable and immovable, and the authority may file a suit in its own name and may also be sued in that name. The functions of the Authority shall be as follows, namely:- (a) operate, manage, develop, expand and preserve ports; (b) To take appropriate and effective measures, including identification and preservation of the entrance to provide all services and facilities related to the port; (c) control the movement, anchoring and other related activities of all types of shipping within the port; (d) procure, build, maintain and operate the necessary manpower; And (e) For the purposes of this Act, to perform other functions necessary for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the Port.
The limits of Chittagong Port, as determined by notification in the Official Gazette by the Government under the Chittagong Port Authority Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. LII of 1976), shall be deemed to be the limits of Chittagong Port and shall continue as if it had been determined under this Act and the Government may, from time to time, change or alter such boundary by such notification. The port boundary referred to in sub-section (1) may be extended to any part of the harbour, the shipping route and the outer anchorage, or to any part of the sea, river, shore, shore or adjacent land, and any kind of dock established in the public interest for the good governance, development or maintenance of shipping, shipping, cargo movement, ship safety or port, river or navigation route, Subject to the preservation of pier, shed or any other structure and private property rights, the shore, bank or adjacent land within 50 (metre) of the high watermark may also be included in the boundary.