| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996. |
| 2.
| | Appointment of Director-General and other officers. [ 2,4 of 2000] |
| 3.
| | Establishment of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Advisory Council . [ 3,35 of 2013] |
| 4.
| | Functions and responsibilities of the Council. |
| 5.
| | Fisheries management and development plan. |
| 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 &c to communicate decision to apllicant &c 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. |
| 14A.
| | Licensing of Fishing Operations in the High Seas. [ 5,35 of 2013] |
| 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[2, 27 of 2023] |
| 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. |
| 14O.
| | Prohibition of Illegal,
Unreported or Unregulated fishing in Sri Lanka Waters or High Seas [3, 27 of 2023] |
| 14P.
| | Cancellation
etc., of
registration
of fishing
boats and the
license for
fishing
operations [3, 27 of 2023] |
| 15.
| | Registration of local fishing boat.[ 6,35 of 2013] |
| 16.
| | Change of possession to possession to be reported to the Director. |
| 16A.
| |
Section - 16A |
| 16B.
| | Cancellation on information by owner. [ 7,35 of 2013] |
| 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 & 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.[ 2, 4 of 2004] |
| 28.
| | Prohibited fishing gear water engage method. [ 8,35 of 2013] |
| 28A.
| | Prohibition of fishing operations utilizing bottom trawl nets. [2, 11 of 2017] |
| 29.
| | Catching and possession prohibited fishing & c. |
| 29A.
| | Presumption. [ 3, 4 of 2004] |
| 30.
| | Prohibition or regulation of export and import of fishing. |
| 31.
| | Fisheries Management Areas. [ 9,35 of 2013] |
| 31A.
| | "Fisheries Management Coordinating Committee [ 10,35 of 2013] |
| 31B.
| | Fisheries Development and Management [ 10,35 of 2013] |
| 32.
| | Fisheries Committees. [ 11,35 of 2013] |
| 33.
| | Register of fishermen. |
| 34.
| | Minister to declare closed or open season for fishing. |
| 35.
| | Use of fishing boats for research or scientific purposes. |
| 36.
| | Declaration of fisheries reserves. |
| 37.
| | Acts prohibited in fisheries reserves. |
| 38.
| | Leasing of State lands. |
| 39.
| | "Licensing of aquaculture operations.[ 2,22 of 2006] |
| 40.
| | Appointment of Licensing Officers.[ 2,22 of 2006] |
| 41.
| | Application for licence and the processing of such application.[ 2,22 of 2006] |
| 42.
| | Form and duration of a licence. [ 2,22 of 2006] |
| 43.
| | Renewal of a licence. [ 2,22 of 2006] |
| 43A.
| | Suspension of a licence. [ 3,22 of 2006] |
| 43B.
| | Cancellation of a licence.[ 3,22 of 2006] |
| 43C.
| | Reasons to be communicated.[ 3,22 of 2006] |
| 43D.
| | Appeals.[ 3,22 of 2006] |
| 43E.
| | Complaints against Licensing Officer. [ 3,22 of 2006] |
| 43F.
| | Crediting of fees collected to the Authority.[ 3,22 of 2006] |
| 44.
| | Settlement of fishing disputes.[ 4,22 of 2006] |
| 45.
| | Interim Orders in respect of fishing disputes. |
| 45A.
| | Aquaculture disputes.[ 5,22 of 2006] |
| 46.
| | Powers of authorized officers. |
| 46A.
| | "Granting of bail. [ 4, 4 of 2004] |
| 47.
| | Power of |
| 48.
| | Authorized section |
| 49.
| | Offences. [ 12,35 of 2013][ 2,2 of 2015][2, 2 of 2016] [5, 27 of 2023] |
| 49A.
| | Offences relating to aquaculture operations. [ 6,22 of 2006] |
| 49B.
| | "Penalty for Illegal, Unreported or Unregulated fishing in Sri Lanka Waters or High Seas [6, 27 of 2023] |
| 49C.
| | "Penalty for
offences for
which no
penalty is
expressly
provided [6, 27 of 2023] |
| 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.[ 3,2 of 2015] |
| 52B.
| | Imposition of a penalty. [3, 2 of 2016] |
| 52C.
| | Right of Appeal. [3, 2 of 2016] |
| 52D.
| | Presumption. [3, 2 of 2016] |
| 52E.
| | Appointment of panel of experts. [3, 2 of 2016] |
| 53.
| | Release of detained boats &c. |
| 54.
| | Presumption as to the Institute of the |
| 55.
| |
Section - 55 |
| 56.
| |
Section - 56 |
| 57.
| | Jurisdiction over offences committed at sea. |
| 57A.
| | Fifty per centum of fines imposed to be credited to the Authority. [ 7,22 of 2006] |
| 58.
| | Administration of provided council authorities. |
| 58A.
| | "Licensing Officers required to produce proof of identification.[ 8,22 of 2006] |
| 59.
| | Reward Fund. |
| 60.
| | Imposition of cess on the import of fish of fish products. |
| 61.
| | Regulations. [ 13,35 of 2013] [ 4, 2 of 2016] |
| 62.
| | Education of actions. |
| 63.
| | Repeated. |
| 64.
| | Savings. |
| 65.
| | Sinhala to prevail in case of inconsistency text. |
| 66.
| | Interpretation. |
| 67.
| | Application of this Acts. |
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