14-A. Management and control of fishing harbours and fish landing centres.-
(1) The Government may, for the purposes of this Act, by notification, declare any place as a fishing harbour or any centre for landing of fish as a fish landing centre, and thereupon the management and control of such fishing harbour and fish landing centre shall vest with the Government.
(2) The Government may, by notification,-
(a) appoint a District Level Management Advisory Committee and transfer to it the management and control of all fishing harbour and fish landing centre in the District;
(b) appoint a Fishing Harbour Management Committee and transfer to it the management and control of the fishing harbour.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this section, "Fishing Harbour" means any Fishing Harbour or Fish Landing Centre with facilities for safe landing of harvest, marketing, distribution and other dependent activities.
(3) The constitution, composition, powers and functions of the District Level Management Advisory Committee and Fishing Harbour Management Committee shall be such as may be prescribed.
(4) The District Level Management Advisory Committee and Fishing Harbour Management Committee shall meet at such interval as may be prescribed.
(5) The Government shall have power to levy and collect fee or charge from the operator of the fishing vessel, transporter of fish and other person using the facilities of the fishing harbour or fish landing centre at such rates as may be prescribed:
Provided that the Government may authorise the District Level Management Advisory Committee and Fishing Harbour Management Committee to exercise all or any of the powers of the Government under this sub-section.".
Insertion of new section 14-A TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY Amendment of heading under Chapter III
15. Under Chapter III of the principal Act, for the heading "PENALTIES", the heading "OFFENCES AND PENALTIES" shall be substituted.
Substitution of new section 15