(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(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) to regulate, restrict or prohibit the matters under clauses (a), (d) and (e) of sub-section (1) of section 4 and the matters to be considered by the Government under clause (e) of sub-section (2) thereof;
(b) the form of the application for grant of licence under sub-section (1), the particulars which it shall contain and the fees which shall accompany it under subsection (2) of section 6;
(c) the matters to be considered by the authorised officer in granting or refusing to grant a licence under clause (d) of sub-section (4) of section 6;
(d) the form of licence, the fees payable, the conditions therein, and the security for the due performance of the conditions of the licence under sub-section (5) of section 6;
(e) the procedure to be followed in varying or modifying a licence under subsection (2) of section 8;
(f) the form of application for registration of a vessel as a fishing vessel, boat building yard, etc., and approval for any new construction of boat and the fees which shall accompany such application under sub-section (2) of section 9;
(g) the form of certificate of registration of a vessel as a fishing vessel, the form of the register referred to in sub-section (3) of section 9 and the manner in which the registration mark of the fishing vessel shall be displayed under sub-section (5) of that section;
(h) the manner in which the information relating to movement of a fishing vessel from the area of one port to the area of another port shall be given under section 10;
(i) the time and manner in which returns by the owner of a registered fishing vessel shall be furnished under sub-section (1) of section 11;
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(j) the manner in which appeal shall be preferred before the adjudicating officer under sub-section (1) of section 13;
(k) the place and the manner in which an impounded fishing vessel shall be kept under sub-section (1) of section 16 and the manner in which the proceeds of the seized fish disposed off shall be deposited with the adjudicating officer under subsection (2) of that section.
(l) the procedure of the inquiry by the adjudicating officer under sub-section
(2) of section 17;
(m) the qualifications of the members of Appellate Board other than the Chairperson under sub-section (2) of section 19;
(n) the fees and allowances payable to the Chairperson and other members of the Appellate Board under sub-section (3) of section 19;
(o) the matters to be prescribed under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 21;
(p) the procedure of Appellate Board under sub-section (3) of section 21;
(q) any other matter in respect of which provision is to be made by rules under this Act.
(3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly, while it is in session, for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides 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.
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