View All - 1996 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCEMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996.2. Appointment of Director and other officers.3. Establishment of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Advisory Council .4. Functions and responsibilities of the Council5. Fisheries management and development plan.6. Licensing of fishing operations.7. Application for a licence8. Form and direction of the licences.9. Reserved of licence10. Cancellation of licensed.11. Director &c.,to communicate decision to applicant&c., together with reasons.12. Appeals13. Granter of licensee13A. Furnishing of particulars of licences14. Provisions of this Part not to apply to foreign fishing boats.15. Registration of local fishing boats.16. Change of possession to possession to be reported to the Director.17. Registration of instruments mortgage.18. Priority of Instruments of mortgage.19. Registered mortgage of local fishing boat to subsist notwithstanding sales &c., to third parties.20. Entry of discharge of mortgage.21. Mortgage not effected by bankruptcy22. Transfer of mortgages and registration23. Transmission of interest mortgage on bankruptcy & c.24. Searches and copies.25. Evidence.26. Other written not to apply.27. Prohibition against the use or possession of poisonous of explosive substances.28. Prohibited fishing gear water fishing method.29. Catching and possession prohibited fishing & c.30. Prohibition or regulation of export and import of fishing.31. Fishers Management areas.32. Fisheries Committees.33. Register of fishermen.34. Minister to declare closed or open season for fishing.35. Use of fishin boats for research or scientific purposes.36. Declaration of fisheries reserves.37. Prohibited in fisheries reserves.38. Leasing of State lands.39. Licensing aquaculture enterprises.40. Application for licence.41. Form and duration of the licence.42. Renewal of licence.43. Cancellation of licence.44. Settlement of fishing disputes,45. Interim Orders in respect of fishing disputes.46. Powers of authorized officers.47. Power of48. Authorized section49. Offences.50. Offences by bodies of persons.51. Forfeiture.52. Compounding of offences.53. Release of detained boats &c.54. Presumption as to the Institute of the55. Section - 5556. Section - 5657. Section - 5758. Administration of provided council authorities.59. Reward Fund.60. Imposition of cess on the import of fish of fish products.61. Regulations.62. Limitations of actions63. Repealed.64. Savings.65. Sinhala to prevail in case of inconsistency text66. Interpretation67. Application of this Acts.