Coast Guard Act, 1978

E347562

Indian Act legislation

The Coast Guard Act, 1978 is the Indian legislation that formally established and governs the powers, duties, and organization of the Indian Coast Guard as a maritime security and law-enforcement force.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Coast Guard Act, 1978 canonical	3
Coast Guard Act, 1978 (India)	3
Indian Coast Guard Act, 1978	2
Coast Guard Act of India	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3299387 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coast Guard Act, 1978
Context triple: [Indian Coast Guard, legalFoundation, Coast Guard Act, 1978]

A. Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
B. Maritime Security Act of 1996
The Maritime Security Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law that established a framework to maintain a modern, militarily useful U.S.-flag commercial fleet available to support national defense and economic security.
C. Geary Act
The Geary Act was an 1892 U.S. law that extended and intensified Chinese exclusion by requiring Chinese residents to carry residency permits and imposing harsh penalties for noncompliance.
D. Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
E. Merchant Marine Act of 1920
The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act, is a U.S. federal law that regulates maritime commerce by requiring goods transported between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S.-built, -owned, and -crewed vessels.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coast Guard Act, 1978
Target entity description: The Coast Guard Act, 1978 is the Indian legislation that formally established and governs the powers, duties, and organization of the Indian Coast Guard as a maritime security and law-enforcement force.

A. Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
B. Maritime Security Act of 1996
The Maritime Security Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law that established a framework to maintain a modern, militarily useful U.S.-flag commercial fleet available to support national defense and economic security.
C. Geary Act
The Geary Act was an 1892 U.S. law that extended and intensified Chinese exclusion by requiring Chinese residents to carry residency permits and imposing harsh penalties for noncompliance.
D. Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
E. Merchant Marine Act of 1920
The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act, is a U.S. federal law that regulates maritime commerce by requiring goods transported between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S.-built, -owned, and -crewed vessels.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian Act ⓘ legislation ⓘ
appliesTo	contiguous zone of India ⓘ continental shelf of India ⓘ exclusive economic zone of India ⓘ maritime zones of India ⓘ territorial waters of India ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
defines	conditions of service of Coast Guard personnel ⓘ disciplinary procedures for Coast Guard personnel ⓘ duties of Indian Coast Guard ⓘ jurisdiction of Coast Guard courts ⓘ offences by Coast Guard personnel ⓘ organizational structure of Indian Coast Guard ⓘ powers of Coast Guard officers to arrest and search ⓘ powers of Coast Guard officers to seize vessels and property ⓘ powers of Indian Coast Guard ⓘ
definesAsArmedForce	Indian Coast Guard ⓘ
definesStatus	armed force of the Union ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of India ⓘ
establishes	Indian Coast Guard ⓘ
governs	Indian Coast Guard ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ
legalBasisFor	appointment of Director General of Indian Coast Guard ⓘ command and control of Indian Coast Guard ⓘ creation of Coast Guard regions and districts ⓘ regulations and rules for Indian Coast Guard ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an armed force of the Union for ensuring the security of the maritime zones of India and for matters connected therewith ⓘ
primaryPurpose	assistance to customs and other authorities in anti-smuggling operations ⓘ enforcement of maritime laws in the maritime zones of India ⓘ ensuring the security of the maritime zones of India ⓘ preservation and protection of the maritime environment ⓘ protection and assistance to fishermen in distress while at sea ⓘ protection of maritime and other national interests of India ⓘ safety and protection of artificial islands, offshore terminals, installations and other structures in the maritime zones ⓘ
region	Republic of India ⓘ linked to: Union of India
regulates	administration of Indian Coast Guard ⓘ discipline in Indian Coast Guard ⓘ service conditions of Coast Guard officers and enrolled personnel ⓘ
relatedTo	Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act, 1981 ⓘ Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 ⓘ
sector	defence law ⓘ maritime law ⓘ
shortTitle	Coast Guard Act, 1978 ⓘ
subjectMatter	maritime law enforcement ⓘ maritime security ⓘ regulation of armed forces of the Union ⓘ

How these facts were elicited