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Legislative Enactments FISHERIES Marginal Notes 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Fisheries Ordinance. 2. Appointment of Director and other officers. 3. Establishment of Fisheries Advisory Board. 4. Duties, powers, and functions of the board. 9. Registration of local Fishing boats. 10. Prohibition of use of unregistered local Fishing boats in Sri Lanka fisheries waters. 11. Regulation of landing of fish taken outside Sri Lanka fisheries waters. 12. Restriction of exportation of specified fish, eggs:, & c. 13. Restriction of importation of non-indigenous fish. 14. Prohibition of use of poison, explosives, & c. 15. Prohibition of possession, sale and transport of fish taken by poison, & c.[2,20 1973] 16. Prohibitions as to damage to or destruction of fishing equipment. 17. Grant of exclusive right to take specified non- indigenous fish. 18. Breach of rules under section 17. 19. Section 10 not to apply in cases referred to in section 17. 20. Fishing disputes. 20A. interim Orders in respect of Fishing disputes [ 4,20 of 1973] 21. Power of inspection, & c. 22. Power to seize nets, & c. [ 5,20 of 1973] 23. Presumption as to the taking of fish. 24. Presumptions as to use of poison, & c. 25. Presumption as to use of net in prohibited waters. 26. Offences and penalties- 27. Special penalties for certain offences. [ 8,20 of 1973] 28. Offence under section 14 to be non-bailable. 29. Offences to be cognizable. 30. Cancellation of licenses and permits. forfeiture of boats, fish, & c. 31. Jurisdiction over offences committed at sea. 32. Bar of actions. 32A. Registration of instruments of mortgage [ 3, 7 of 1976] 32B. Priority of instruments of mortgage [ 3, 7 of 1976] 32C. Registered mortgage of fishing boat to subsist notwithstanding sales. & c, to third parties. [ 3,7 of 1976] 32D. Entry of discharge of mortgage. [ 3,7 of 1976] 32E. Mortgage not affected by bankruptcy. [ 3,7 of 1976] 32F. Transfer of any mortgages and Registration. [ 3,7 of 1976] 32G. Transmission of interest in mortgage on bankruptcy, & c. [ 3,7 of 1976] 32H. Searches and copies [3,7 of 1976] 32J. Evidence. [3,7 of 1976] 32K. Other written law not to apply [ 3,7 of 1976] 33. Regulations. 34. Fisheries Reward fund. 35. Interpretation[ 7, 59 of 1979]. 36. Savings for concessions, regulations, & c, under Game Protection Ordinance, 1909. 37. Application of Ordinance,