Fisheries (Regulation of Foreign Fishing Boats) (Amendment) Act 2018 · As enacted
5. Insertion of new sections 13A and 13B in the principal enactment
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
The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 13 and shall have effect as sections 13A and 13B of the principal enactment:–
13A. (1) Whenever –
any foreign fishing boat seized and detained under this Act;
and
any action is instituted under this Act against the master, owner, charterer or any person on-board if any, of a foreign fishing boat, notice shall be forthwith served on the consular officer of the country to which the fishing boat belongs through the Minister to whom the subject of Foreign Affairs has been assigned.
The grounds on which the boat has been seized and detained or on which the proceedings have been taken place, shall be specified in the notice to be served under subsection (1).
“Notice to consular officer on detention of foreign ship.
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Fisheries (Regulation of Foreign Fishing Boats)
13B. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 19B of this Act, if an abandoned foreign fishing boat is seized and detained under this Act, the master, owner, charterer or any permit holder if any, of the foreign fishing boat shall be liable to pay to the Government of Sri Lanka the cost and other incidental expenses involved in the detention and survey of the foreign fishing boat.”.