2. | (1) There shall be appointed - | | (a) a person, by name or by office, to be or to act as Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; | | |
| | (b) one or more persons, by name or by office, to be or to act as Deputy Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; and | | |
| | (c) such other officers as may from time to time be required for the purpose of this Act. | | |
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| (2)The Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (hereinafter referred to as the "Director") shall be responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Act |
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| (3) Any person appointed under subsection (1) to be or to act a, a Deputy Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource may, subject to the control of the Director, exercise all or any of the powers conferred on the Director by or under this Act |
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| (4) All officers appointed under this section shall on deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code. |
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| (5) All officers (not below the rank of Preventive Sergeant) appointed under this section shall be deemed to be peace officers within the meaning and for the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts