42. Interpreta-tion

In this Act, unless the context otherwise required—

“aquatic product” means any aquatic resource or subs-tance, processed or unprocessed taken from within or beneath the medium of water within or outside

Sri Lanka

;

“aquatic resources” means all living and non-living resources contained in or beneath the medium of water ;

.

“Ceylon Fisheries Corporation” means the Ceylon

Fisheries Corporation established under section 2 of

State Industrial Corporations Act, No. 49 of 1957;

“Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation” means the

Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation established under section 2 of the State Industrial Corporations

Act, No. 49 of 1957;

“coastal wetlands” means salt water, coastal fresh waters, marshes and mudflats including estuaries, lagoons and mangrove swamps

;

“inland waters” means all waters lying landward of the baselines applicable under the Maritime Zones Law.

No. 22 of 1976;

“national aquatic resources” means all living and non-rad.

living resources contained in or found beneath the medium of water and which are subject to the sovereignty, jurisdiction or control of Sri Lanka -

“ off-shore areas ” means all those areas which are subject to the sovereignty, juirsdiction or control of Sri

Lanka in accordance with the provisions of the

Maritime Zones Law, No. 22 of 1976

;

“public corporation” means any corporation, board or other body which was or is established by or under any written law other than the Companies Ordi-nance, with funds or capital wholly or partly provided by the Government by way of grant. loan or otherwise.

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