Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ACT
Arrangement of Sections
1. Short title.
PART I
Administration
2. Appointment of Director-General and other officers.
3. Establishment of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Advisory Council.
4. Functions and responsibilities of the Council.
5. Fisheries management and development plan.
PART II
Licensing of Fishing Operations
in Sri Lanka Waters
6. Licensing of fishing operations.
7. Application for a licence.
8. Form and direction of the receipt.
9. Reserved of licence.
10. Cancellation of licensed.
11. Director to communicate decision to applicant together with reasons.
12. Appeals.
13. Granter of licensee.
13A. Furnishing of particulars of licences
14. Provisions of this Part not to apply to foreign fishing boat.
PART II A
LICENSING OF FISHING OPERATIONS
IN THE HIGH SEAS
14A. Licensing of fishing operations in the high seas.
14B. Application for a licence.
14C. Form and duration of licence.
14D. Register of licences.
14E. Licence to be carried on board.
14F. Prohibition of fishing in foreign waters.
14G. Licensee to comply with conservation and management measures.
14H. Renewal of licence.
14I. Suspension of a licence.
14J. Cancellation of a licence.
14K. Director-General to communicate the decision together with reasons.
14L. Appeals.
14M. Transfer of licences.
14N. Educational programmes for fishers.
PART II B
14O. Prohibition of Illegal, Unreported or Unregulated fishing in Sri Lanka Waters or High Seas.
14P. Cancellation etc., of registration of fishing boats and the license for fishing operations.
PART III
Registration of Local Fishing Boats
15. Registration of local fishing boat.
16. Change of possession to possession to be reported to the Director.
16A. Repealed.
16B. Cancellation on information by owner.
17. Registration of instruments mortgage.
18. Priority of Instruments of mortgage.
19. Registered mortgage of local fishing boat to subsist.
20. Entry of discharge of mortgage.
21. Mortgage not effected by bankruptcy.
22. Transfer of mortgages and registration.
23. Transmission of interest mortgage on bankruptcy.
24. Searches and copies.
25. Evidence.
26. Other written not to apply.
PART IV
Protection of Fish and other Aquatic Resources
27. Prohibition against the use or possession of poisonous or explosive substances.
28. Prohibited fishing gear water engage method.
28A. Prohibition of fishing operations utilising bottom trawl nets.
29. Catching and possession of prohibited fish.
29A. Presumption.
30. Prohibition or regulation of export and import of fishing.
31. Fisheries Management Areas.
31A. Fisheries Management Coordinating Committee.
31B. Fisheries Development and Management Plans.
32. Fisheries Committees.
33. Register of fishermen.
34. Minister to declare closed or open season for fishing.
35. Use of fishing boats for research or scientific purposes.
PART V
Conservation
36. Declaration of fisheries reserves.
37. Acts prohibited in fisheries reserves.
PART VI
Aquaculture
38. Leasing of State lands.
39. Licensing of aquaculture operations.
40. Appointment of Licensing Officers.
41. Application for licence and the processing of such application.
42. Form and duration of a licence.
43. Renewal of a licence.
43A. Suspension of a licence.
43B. Cancellation of a licence.
43C. Reasons to be communicated.
43D. Appeals.
43E. Complaints against Licensing Officer.
43F. Crediting of fees collected to the Authority.
PART VIII
Settlement of Disputes
44. Settlement of fishing disputes.
45. Interim Orders in respect of fishing disputes.
45A. Aquaculture disputes.
46. Powers of authorised officers.
46A. Granting of bail.
47. Power of.
48. Authorised section.
PART IX
Offences and Penalties
49. Offences.
49A. Offences relating to aquaculture operations.
49B. Penalty for Illegal, Unreported or Unregulated fishing in Sri Lanka Waters or High Seas.
49C. Penalty for offences for which no penalty is expressly provided.
50. Offences by bodies of persons.
51. Forfeiture.
52. Compounding of offences.
52A. Magistrate’s Court to have jurisdiction notwithstanding the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act.
52B. Imposition of a penalty.
52C. Right of Appeal.
52D. Presumption.
52E. Appointment of panel of experts.
53. Release of detained boats.
54. Presumption as to the Institute of the.
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56. —
57. Jurisdiction over offences committed at sea.
57A. Fifty per centum of fines imposed to be credited to the Authority.
PART X
General
58. Administration of provided council authorities.
58A. Licensing Officers required to produce proof of identification.
59. Reward Fund.
60. Imposition of cess on the import or fish of fish products.
61. Regulations.
62. Education of actions.
63. Repealed.
64. Savings.
65. Sinhala to prevail in case of inconsistency text.
66. Interpretation.
67. Application of this Acts.
2 of 1996,
4 of 2000,
4 of 2004,
22 of 2006,
35 of 2013,
2 of 2015,
2 of 2016,
11 of 2017,
27 of 2023.
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