Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act 2023 · As enacted
6. Insertion of new sections 49B and 49C in the principal enactment
Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 49A of the principal enactment and shall have effect as sections 49B and 49C of the principal enactment: -
49B. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of section 14O of this Act shall be guilty of an offence under this
Act and if no penalty is expressly provided for such offence in the Act, shall on conviction after summary trial by a Magistrate be liable to a fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees.
“Penalty for
Illegal,
Unreported or
Unregulated fishing in Sri
Lanka Waters or High Seas
49C. Subject to the provisions of section 49B, any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act (other than any regulation made under this Act,) in respect of which no penalty is expressly provided for, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not less than fifty thousand rupees.”.