!i) Pri01 ity to issue licence shall be given to Soc!::ies or their Federation. Licensing Au ority shal! be able to issue !1cence in Corm No. I and 2 afrcr obtaining fee a s cpecified in sched~~le III. The rvater in P.i\-er or Nalla shall b: spzciSed in tlle i ccnce f o r 3 rvhich shaU lir?.:: In the khsil area of the district or ally specific are~i ~n River s:retch.
(i) Fee shall be charged for the molldl and under no circumstances the licence fee, full or part dlercof shall be refunded to the licensee rvhether or not the use of dle licence was actually made by him.
'iii) (a) If the Iicencc granted under th-se rules is lost or accidentally ciestro- ).ed, ' the Licensing Autllority may grant du?licate cop\- of the original licence 011 pzyment of fee of Re. 1. T h e original llc,.::ce which is lost shall be considered as cancelled.
jb) If a n y person on checking by the L f ::sing Audlori~y or b y a n y person autho:-iscd, rcports the loss of liccrice, tllc: :I.;:: shall nor be confisetcd till the verjfic3tion of his statemcllt of loss of lice]: i and issue of duplicate cop); of [he licenCi., tllc net ate., shall be scizcd, while ti !iilg SO a "PUSCHNAL?X" s l~a l l be prep.iCcd indicating quality and quantity 0:' . >:I released.
(c) I f liccnsec fails to prove t l ~ e loss of' i : , :llcc, the Licensing.?\uthority s11a11 be e ~ l l p o \ \ - ~ ~ c d to rcalise thc cost or fish rclcascd :. & i ~ e ratc psc'viling in rlie fish :!ial-ket on tl12t d.\y and in case the value of Gih is not :.,-.llised tilt! seized net cLc; shall be fo.; bcircd or the entire case bc tsansrcrrec! ,i:c Polic~..
7 . Conditions of licence.--(i) .4 1 :sce mn)- IISC the follo\ving 1.ind of gcar oilly for [ I IC purposes of fishing, ~iarncl!- - ( , I ) Nets or all kinds not Ii;i,ring '11 portioll of mcsll Icss than 4 c. m.
i n slzc L.olnl;~~or or- 1 G, c. m. . , ,~nd i n Di-.1~ncls :ind Phas~ l ' l and mesh of2.5 c.m. or 10t.m. a1 und in tllc c x c ofcast ncts.
(1) Long line wit11 hool;s, Rod and '>inc and Spears.
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(ii) A licensee shall not fish in such aieas, , here fishing has been prohibited by age long custom or due to re1,tious sentiments.
(iii) No gear except rod and line shall t , used in rivers c r streams within P a distance of 200 meters from any ;,ridge, public bathing ghats and a place of public worship.
(iv) No net meant for prawn (Jhingas) shall be used without the permission of the Licensing Aut' ority.
(v) NO licencee shall use mote than one &.id of gear at a time permitted to him and only one casr net can br: used on the licence issued for dragnet for a group of three persons.
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(vi) No licensee is entitled to erect a fixei' engine except in the case of stake nets when they are tempera-ily fixed in water for use in conjuction with other nets.
NOTE.-NO stake nets in any case may be used without the permission of the Fishery Officer or the Licensing Authority.
(vii) O n demand, thelicensee shall show his licence to any person empowered to arrest without warrant under section 6 (1) of the Act.
(viii) Every licenscee shall be bound to report to-the Licensing Autllority any breach of these rules that may come to his notice.
(k) The fish catch against the licence shall be subjected to inspection by the Licensing Authority or the person empowered to do so on his behalf a t the bank of rivers, in the way or even in the fish market.
(x) . -. The ..- licence-shall bejuFren&ed 'to the licensipg Authority after expiry of t4e with de;ails-'of fisll caught; illiterate lice~lsec shall be able to report-the dttails of fish caught verbally.
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8- EmpIoying other persons by Licensee.-(1) No holder of a licence under rule 6 shall employ or engage any person other than his o w n child under the age of 16 years to help him with unless the person so employed is also a likence holder,
(2) In the case of dragnet licence, licensee can-employ only such Persons for fkhing whosename shall bementioned by the Licensing Authority in the licence form.