Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

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Fisheries And Aquatic Resources Act (No. 2 of 1996) - Sect 6

Licensing of fishing operations

6.
(1) No person shall engage in, or cause any other person to engage in, any prescribed fishing operation in Sri Lanka Waters except under the authority, and otherwise than to accordance with the terms and conditions, of a licence issued by the Director.
(2) The Director may in writing delegate the power of issuing licences to a Licensing Officer appointed under this section and for this purpose there may be appointed one or more Licensing Officers for each Administrative District.
(3) No officer below the rank of Fisheries Inspector shall be appointed to be a Licensing Officer.

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