“10-A. Registration of boat building yards, fishing net manufacturers or suppliers.—
(1) The owner of every boat building yard unit, fishing net manufacturing unit or supplying unit shall register such unit under this Act.
(2) Every application, for registration of such unit, shall be made, by the owner thereof to the authorised officer in such form and shall be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, but subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), every owner of a unit immediately before the commencement of the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY (Amendment) Act, 2016 may continue the unit.
(4) Every unit continued under sub-section (3), shall not continue after the expiry of a period of three months from the date of commencement of the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2016, unless the unit is registered under this section:
Provided that the authorised officer may, for sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing, extend the time limit for registration for such period not exceeding three months, as he deems fit.
(5) The authorised officer shall, by an order, cause the unit to be inspected by an inspection officer.
(6) The inspection officer shall inspect such unit and issue a certificate of inspection.
(7) On receipt of such certificate of inspection, the authorised officer shall register such units and issue a certificate of registration in the prescribed form and shall enter particulars of such certificate in the register to be maintained by him, in such form as may be prescribed.
(8) The certificate of registration once issued shall continue to be in force unless it is cancelled or suspended by the authorised officer.
(9) All boat building yards, building mechanised or nonmechanised fishing vessel of wood or Fibre glass Reinforced Plastic or steel, shall furnish a certificate to the effect that the boats are built as per the approved type design and are seaworthy and such certificate shall be enclosed by the fishermen at the time of registration of such fishing vessel under this Act.
(10) All the fishing net manufacturers in the State already registered with the Director of Industries and Commerce and applying for registration, shall obtain a No Objection Certificate from the Department of Fisheries and shall abide by the conditions as may be specified under this Act on the quality of the fishing material and regulation of mesh size.
(11) A certificate of registration issued under this section, shall be valid for the period specified therein or for such extended period as the authorised officer may think fit to allow in any case.
10-B. Employment of person below eighteen years of age.- No owner or master of any fishing vessel shall engage any person below eighteen years of age. Person with sound physical and mental health alone shall be engaged in such fishing vessel.