(1) The Administrator may, by notification, make rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Regulation for carrying out the purposes of this Regulation.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:––
(a) any other matters under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 5;
(b) the form, particulars and fee for application for the grant of licence under sub-section (9) of section 6;
(c) the form, manner and time for communicating the refusal to grant licence under the proviso to sub-section (10) of section 6;
(d) any other matter under clause (f) of sub-section (12) of section 6;
(e) any other matter under clause (g) of sub-section (13) of section 6;
(f) the form, manner, time and conditions for grant of licence under sub-section (14) of section 6;
(g) the different fee and different amount of security for different classes of fishing vessels and offshore platforms under the proviso to sub-section (14) of section 6;
(h) the intervals of period for extension of the period of licence under sub-section (15) of section 6;
(i) the form, particulars and fee for extension of the licence period under sub-section (16) of section 6;
(j) the form and manner of information to be furnished by the owner of fishing vessel to the authorised officer and port authority under section 8;
(k) the form, manner and intervals of voyage report to be furnished by the owner of the licensed fishing vessel to the authorised officer under section 9;
(l) the form and manner of preferring an appeal to the adjudicating officer under sub-section (1) of section 11;
(m) the time for submission of report by the authorised officer to the adjudicating officer under sub-section (1) of section 12;
(n) the place and manner of detention of seized fishing vessel by the authorised officer under sub-section (2) of section 12;
(o) the manner of disposal of fish and deposition of the proceeds thereunder under sub-section (4) of section 12;
(p) the form and manner of report to be prepared by the authorised officer for submission to the adjudicating officer for contravention of provisions of this Regulation under sub-section (1) of section 13;
(q) the manner of holding inquiry by the adjudicating officer under sub-section (4) of section 13;
(r) the conditions for release of seized fishing vessels by adjudicating officer under sub-section (5) of section 13;
(s) the manner of disposal of the fishing vessel by the Administration under the second proviso to sub-section (5) of section 13;
Power to make rules.
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Power to remove difficulties.
Repeal and saving.
(t) the manner of seizure by adjudicating officer for contravention of section 15 under the first proviso to sub-section (7) of section 13;
(u) the different levels of monitoring, control and surveillance measures for different classes of fishing vessels and different specified areas under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 14;
(v) the manner of exemption of the class or classes of fishing vessels from keeping and maintaining onboard communication and positioning systems or devices under the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 14;
(w) the manner of release of the fishing vessel by the adjudicating officer under the first proviso to sub-section (1) of section 15;
(x) the manner of disposing of fishing vessel by the Administration under the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 15;
(y) the procedure for destruction of fishing gear seized by the adjudicating officer under sub-section (3) of section 15;
(z) any other matter which is to be, or may be provided for by rules under this Regulation.
25. Every rule made under this Regulation shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.