(i) Any offence specified in the Schedule may be compounded by the 1(Collector) by acceptance of a sum not exceeding one hundred rupees.
(2) On composition of an offence, the accused shall be discharged and property seized from his possession shall be released.
9. All persons empowered to exercise powers and perform duties under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1980.
10. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall be against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
11. The Indian Fisheries Act, 1897, in its application to the Central Provinces and Berar, is hereby repealed.
Jurisdiction inferior to that of Magistrate of the second class excluded Power to compound offences Officers to be deemed public servant XLV of 1860 Indemnity Repeal IV of 1897 THE SCHEDULE Offences compoundable under section 8, Description
1. Fishing with a net having a smaller mesh than that prescribed under the rules made under this Act.
2. Fishing without a licence.
3. Selling or attempting to sell fish of a size or weight less than the standard prescribed under this Act.
4. Killing or catching or selling or attempting to kill, to catch or sell any fish of a prohibited species during a close season.
5. Fishing or attempting to fish with any gear or method other than the prescribed gear or method.
6. Using at any one time more than one method of catching fish when prohibited under the rules made under this Act.
7. Licence-holder employing or engaging non-licences to help him with their nets while fishing.
8. Fishing or attempting to fish in prohibited waters.
9. Offering or exposing for sale or barter any fish, the sale of which is prohibited in any specified area by a notification issued under section-4, rules 1948.pdf act 1948.pdf