12. Amendment of section 41 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 41 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(1)

by the insertion immediately after the definition of

“aquaculture”, “aquaculture enterprise”, “aquatic resources”, “fish”, “fishing boat”, of the following new definitions :—

“Director-General of Fisheries and Aquatic

Resources” means the Director-General of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources appointed under section 2 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996

as amended by Act, No. 4 of 2000 ;

“Licensing Officers” means the officers appointed by the Director-General of

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources under section 40 of the Fisheries and Aquatic

Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 ;”;

(2)

by the addition immediately after the definition of the expression “Provincial Council”, of the following new definitions :—

“perennial reservoir” means a man made reservoir, retaining water throughout the year ; and

“seasonal reservoir” means a man made reservoir, which goes dry completely during certain periods of the year.”.

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