31. | (1) The Minister May, by Order published Gazette - | | (a) designate prescribed areas of Sri Lanka Waters or land adjacent thereto or both such waters and land as fisheries management areas for the purposes of this Act ; | | |
| | (b) designate the fisheries committee established section 32. in respect of any fisheries management area as the fisheries management authority of that area; and | | |
| | (c) where two or more fisheries committees have been established in respect of any fisheries management area, establish, by Order punished in the Gazette a fisheries management authority for that area consisting of not more than twelve members drawn equally from each of those committees. | | |
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| (2) A fisheries management authority designated or established by an Order made under subsection (1), may make recommendations to the Minister on- | | (a) the conduct of fishing operations and the use of different types of fishing gear in that fisheries management area ; | | |
| | (b) the establishment of closed seasons for fishing or closed seasons for the taking of specified species of fish in that fisheries management area.; and | | |
| | (c) the times during which fish may be taken, | | |
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