The Karnataka Marine Fishing (Regulation) Act, 1986

Preamble

THE KARNATAKA MARINE FISHING (REGULATION) ACT, 1986. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Sections: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II REGULATION OF FISHING 3. Power to regulate, restrict or prohibit certain matters within specified area. 4. Prohibition of use of fishing vessel in contravention of any order made under section 3. 5. Licensing of fishing vessels. 6. Prohibition of fishing using fishing vessels which are not licenced. 7. Cancellation, suspension and amendment of licence. 8. Registration of vessels. 9. Finality of orders under sections 5, 7 and 8. 10. Appeals. CHAPTERLaCodi PENALTIES 11. Power to enter and search of fishing vessels etc. 12. Arbitration. 13. Penalty. 14. Constitution of Appellate Board and appeal to Appellate Board. 15. Revision by Appellate Board. 16. Powers of arbitrator and Appellate Board in relation to holding enquiry under this Act 17. Advisory Committee. 18. Contravention by companies. CHAPTER IV MISCELLANEOUS 19. Exemption. 20. Delegation of powers. 21. Protection of action taken in good faith. 22. Power to make rules. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Act 24 of 1986 .- In the recent times Marine Fishing activities in our State have increased, by using trawlers purse-seiners and gill netters which form the mechanised sector. In addition to this, the traditional fishermen continued to do fishing using non-mechanised boats. To safe-guard the interests of traditional fishermen and with a view to avoiding conflicts between the traditional fishermen and mechanised boat owners and also to regulate the fishing activities on scientific lines on the sea-coast lines of our State, and to protecting the interest of different sections of persons engaged in fishing and also for conserving fishery wealth, it is proposed to introduce this Bill. The bill provides among other things,- (1) For compulsory registration of fishing vessels engaged in fishing and also or issue of licences, etc. (2) Empowers the State Government to de-limit fishing zones for different types of fishing vessels. (3) That contravention of any of the orders made under different provisions of the section is punishable. Hence this Bill. (Obtained from File LAW 53 LGN 81) IndiaCode KARNATAKA ACT No. 24 OF 1986 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extraordinary dated 28th day of May 1986) THE KARNATAKA MARINE FISHING (REGULATION) ACT, 1986. (Received the assent of the Governor on the Twenty-second day of May 1986) An Act to provide for the regulation of fishing by fishing vessels in the sea along the coast line of the State. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the regulation of fishing by fishing vessels in the sea along the coast line of the State ; BE it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY

Sections

Type to filter. 22 sections.

1. 1Short title and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Power to regulate, restrict or prohibit certain matters within specified area
4. 4Prohibition of use of fishing vessel in contravention of any order made under section 3
5. 5Licencing of fishing vessels
6. 6Prohibition of fishing using fishing vessels which are not licenced
7. 7Cancellation, suspension and amendment of licence
8. 8Registration of vessels
9. 9Finality of orders under sections 5, 7 and 8
10. 10Appeals
11. 11Power to enter and search of fishing vessel etc
12. 12Arbitration
13. 13Penalty
14. 14Constitution of Appellate Board and appeal to Appellate Board
15. 15Revision by Appellate Board
16. 16Powers of arbitrator and Appellate Board in relation to holding enquiry under this Act
17. 17Advisory Committee
18. 18Contravention by companies
19. 19Exemption
20. 20Delegation of powers
21. 21Protection of action taken in good faith
22. 22Power to make rules