Section 2(1)(i) in The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Rules, 2010
(i)"new ship" means a ship-(A)for which the building contract is placed, or in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction, on or after the 27th day of September, 2003; or(B)the delivery of which is three years or more after the 27th day of September, 2003;