Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation (amendment) Act, 2000 ACT NO. 25 OF 2000 An act to amend the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1983 BE it enacted by the legislative assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty First year of the Republic of India as follows Short title and Commencement – This may be called the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation (amendment) Act, 2000 It shall come force on such case as the state Government may by notification appoint
2. In section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act 1983 (hereafter referred to as the Principal Act) 1) In sub section (4) after item (b) the following items shall be inserted namely (bb)” The condition of buoy,first aid box, equipment for communication and life savings and are fighting appliances provided in the fishing vessels.” 2) After sub section (5) the following sub-section shall be inserted namely,- (5-A) The owner of a fishing vessels which has the licence under the section before the date of commencement of the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2000 shall provide buoy, first aid box, equipment for communication and life savings and are fighting appliances that may be prescribed in such fishing vessel within thirty days from such commencement”
3. In section10 the principal Act, after sub-section (5) the following subsection shall be inserted namely, (5-A) No fishing vessel shall be registered under this section unless such vessel carry buoy,first aid box, equipment for communication and life savings and are fighting appliances as may be prescribed.
(5-B) The owner of a fishing vessel which has been registered under this section before the date of commencement of the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation (amendment) Act,2000, shall provide buoy,first aid box, equipment for communication and life savings and are fighting appliances as may be prescribed insuch fishing vessels within thirty days from such commencement.
4. In section 15 of the principal act, after the expression “The Authorizedoffice, may if he has reasons to believe that “ the expression “ any fishing vessels has not been provided with buoy,first aid box, equipment for communication and life savings and are fighting appliances in conformity with the rules made under this act or shall be inserted.
5.In section 17 of the Principal Act, for sub-section(1), the following subsections shall be substituted namely, “(1) Where any authorized officer has reason to believe that any fishing vessel has not been provided with buoy, first aid box, equipment for communication and such life saving and fire fighting appliances in conformity with the rules made under this Act or any fishing vessel is being or has been used in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act of any notification issued or rule made thereunder or any of the conditions of the licence granted under this Act, shall makes a report thereof to the adjudicating officer.”
6. In Section 18 of the principal Act-
(1) In sub-section (1), after the expression “the adjudicating officer shall after the enquiry under section 17, decide whether any person has’’, the expression “used any fishing vessels without buoy,first aid box, equipment for communication and such lifesaving and firefighting appliances in conformity with the rules made under the Act or has” shall be inserted.
(2) In sub-section (2), in clause (a), after the expression “the certificate of registration of the fishing vessel which, the expression “does not carry buoy, first aid box, equipment for communication and such life saving and fire fighting appliances or which” shall be inserted.
1. In section 26 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), after clause (e), the following clause shall be inserted namely-
(ee) the number and description of buoy, first aid box, equipment for communication and such life saving and fire fighting appliances to be carried by a fishing vessel;” (By order of the Governor) K. Parthasarathy Secretary to Government Law Department The ACT NO. 25 OF 2000 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of Governor on the 12th June 2000