Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act 2023 · As enacted
2. Replacement of section 14F of Act…
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Section 14F of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Act, No. 2 of 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby repealed and the following new section is substituted therefor: -
14F. (1) A person shall not use, or cause to be used, a local fishing boat to which a licence is granted under this Part, for fishing operations in waters within the national jurisdiction of another State, unless authorized to do so in accordance with the laws of that State.
A person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
For the purpose of this section, a person shall include the owner of the boat, the holder of the licence issued in respect of such boat, the skipper of the boat, any member of the crew and any person on board of such boat at the time of the commission of such offence:
Provided however, any such person shall not be deemed to be guilty of an offence if such person proves that such offence was
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“Prohibition of fishing in foreign waters committed without the knowledge of such person and that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.”.