Keyword(s):
Central Act Amendment, Indian Fisheries Act 1897, Prohibition of Fishing

An Act to amend the Indian Fisheries Act,
1897, in its application to the “State of Tamil
Nadu].
WHEREASit is expedient to amend the Indian Fisheries Preamble.
Act, 1897, in its application to the “State of Tamil
Nadu] for the purposes hereinafter appearing ;
AND WHEREASthe previous sanction of the Governor-
General has been obtained to the passing of this Act ;
It is hereby enacted as follows :-

  1. (1) This Act may be called the Indian Fijheries Short title
    iI
    and extent*
    (‘[Tamil Nadu] Amendment) Act, 1927.
    (2) It extendsto the whole of the 3[Stateof Tamil
    Nadu].
    IV or 189t
  2. In sub-section (3) of section 6 of the Indian Amendment
    Fisheries Act, 1897 (hereinafter referred to as the said %:~2.6;
    Act)-
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    (i) after the words lr prohibit or regulate ” the
    words “either permanently or for a time or for specified
    seasons only” shall be inserted, and
    1 Thesewords were substituted for the word ‘$ Madras ” by the
    Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the
    Tamil Nadu-Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969,
    which came Into force on the 14th January 1969.
    8 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St. George
    Gazette, dated the 9th August 1927-Part N,pages 70-71.
    a This expression was substituted for the expression “Pr&cy
    of Madras “by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of LawsOrder ,1970,
    wMoh was doemad to haw coma into force on the 14th Jamraiy 1969,:-q;- ;.+.
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    “* &, .
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    280 bdinn Fisheries (Tdhfh[lM:T.N.’ Act ll
    Amet’dment)
    (ii) for clause (c) the following clause shall be
    substituted, namely :-
    “(c) the dimension and kind of the contrivan-
    ces to be used for taking fish generally or any specsed
    kind of fish and the modes of using such contrivances.”
    Amantfment 3. For sub-section (4) of section 6 of the said Act,
    seotion 61 the following sub-section shall be substituted,
    Central Aot
    IV of 1897.
    name*y :-
    ‘l(4) Such rules may also prohibit all fishing in
    any specified water except under a lease or licence
    granted by Government and in accordancewith such
    conditions as may be specified in such lease or licence:
    Provided that no rule shall be made under this sub-
    section to prohibit sea fishery other than pearl fishery
    or chank fishery unless, after previous publication
    under sub-section (6) of this section, it has been Iaid
    in draft before ‘both the ‘(Houses) of the S(State)
    Legislature], and has been approved by a resolution
    ‘[of both those ‘(Houses)] either with or without modi-
    fication or addition ;but upon such approval being
    given the rule may be issued in the form in which it has –
    been so approved. “
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    Act IV of 1897.
    Reoovery of
    Addition of 4. After section 7 of the said Act, the following
    f~ secticn ;!la11 bc added, namely :-
    granted by them may be recovered in like manner as if

they were arrears of land revenue.”

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and other
moneys
payable to
Government,
@ntsn fees Governmenl on account of fishery leases and licences
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“8. All reuts, fees and other molleys payable to
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Thewords ” both the Chali~bcrsof the Provincial Legislature “
were substituted for the words ” the Legislative Council by the
Adaptation Order of 1937.
a This word was substituted for the word ” Chambers ” by the
Adaptation (Amendment) Ordcr of 1950.
The.word “State” was substituted for “Provincial” by tho
Adaptahon Order of 1950.
4 Thewords ”of both those Chambers ” weve substjtuted for the
word3 “of tho Legislative Council” by the Adaptatton Order of.

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