Manipur Fisheries Act, 1988 (Manipur Act No. 1 of 1992)

MAfflPURIGAZETU EXTRAOR.DINAR.Y PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 707(A) Imphal. Saturday. February 29. 1992 (Phalguna 10. 19 13) GOVERNMENT OF M ANI PUR SECRETARIAT : LAW & LEGISLATIVE AFFA IRS DEPARTMENT NO Tl f ICA Tl O N Imphal, the 29 1h Februar y, 1992 No. 2/5/88-lcg/L:- The following Act of the Legislature . Manipur which rece ived assent of the President on 2 1·2· 1992 is hereby pub lished in the Manipur Gazette . 1.BUOY SING l! , Se cretary (bw) 10 the Govt. of Manipur. TIlE MANIPUR fISHERIES ACT, 1988 (Man ipur Act No. I of 1992) AN ACT 10 provide fo r the protection, conservation and development of fis heries in the S1I1Il:' oj M uni fJUf; Be it enacted by the Legislature of Manipur in the Th irtyninth Year of the Republic of India as follows: ( 1) Short title, exte nt and commencement- ( 1) Thi s act may be ca lled the Manipur Fisheries Act. 1988. (2) 11 ex tends 10 the whole Stat e of Man ipur. (3) It shall come into force on such dale or da tes as the Government may, by noti ficati on in the officia l Gazette, appoint and d ifferent dat es may be appointed for different pro visions in the Act. (I) (2) ' !ish ' inc ludes d ldl lh.h a nd fivh i ll I II ..ll )· ~" o f" It~ IIrl" ' f isher y' means a drcl:ucd Ii ~ h..:n alld'llH:I':'h,", 1' 1: ""11." , ; .. 1, ' r ia l II' \ wh ere t he lilihc ~ declued to be th e lI~ h ul" t h .u lI -d),C f)' ~J I1 lll~cd ~utu rcar : 'fhh ..:r y O tllcc r" m ea n, th e IJ lh:",' l ur ' I f 1 ·l\ h c l'l ~ . a nd i ucl u dc« ;IlIV O fficer or class of O fficers CIIIP , I\\ 'I.· r..:J bv rhe Stat e Gu ~ C rl1 11 Il,: 11 1 tu ac t as Fi. hcry omcr : 'pri \':'ltc wate r" mC: :1 n ~ whic~ :H C t hr C't C!JI\I '(": Pfl'j" '.:rlY o f :In '/ rc.:r~ o lt o r I h'r ~O n ~ i nd l! d j n l! .l rcll tdll lH l.n\l I J ' 1 " ~ I ,....h e r -e t he I IW llI: r PCuWIIC'r~ or hi, ~ sc n t have th e c .\ c1u) I \·~· n;: '\l " I I"ht ,l l! . ;unl iuct ud c . t auk, rood , anilic la l Like. e tc. CU.1.IY3h: r1 a t tit; ,;" I~ IHC o a" the I)Wllc r which have no. commu nicatiun in the: (..l I n } ' :.:,i'. 'O ., it h aatu f,d ." . , I ~ r . ' 111,: 11 a river , ', 111 rl, st rcatu aud 111. ,' EX I' LAN A I IV "": : - \Vah: rs sha ll 11.)\ c.. L'o'': " t h e mcanln ~! 11 1' t ll i ~ dcfil1itillll if nuy (J l h~'r !' l'r ·.ll \ II " o f li~h c ry th crern I' ...: 'jIl l .r tc \\.d wu lun h I; 11' 1 " •• t 1,;,1,;. 1:11 .1 11.: ll t i :\1 -, ..\ t.: : • ( r) ,t..;t ie ' 111::11\1 th e St a te 01 .\ \;.J.lHp ~ t t, (71 'Slale Gc vcrnmcut ' mea ns the Govc· rI11 .lcll l 0 : ,\ l. llltpUr; ( 8) 'rc l i~· i ' H I\ inxti u u iou' menn s ;\ tc rup l... .1 ra""1l11.: (Or a C hu rch . I" . or h er 'shrine deuicaicd to any ~IlJ or :;0.1 I.:.,' or r ~ liglO l:) hcliet; t<J) ' rd it.dou ... w.u et ' m~~' l1 ,\,, 11:1 ht·I,,,. 'Ill " 1 ' :1 I d i1:i .lll' ill , li t li l "j \~ . h· r ti:o l l; lIg h p ru JlI ', i rcd WI gruufI\J o t h: I:~:1t.lI. ( IU) 'Reve nue l)ell3c1mtnt ' mea ns the 1 ~ :': \' l: I H I ~ Ikp:Htlll ~ l1t (I I the G I'\'Crn. rnent of Man;pur. 3. v , ... ting of d .'cLue l1 n,hu )';- Fr o m Ih.· d.uc (.1' ih e commence me nt \If t his Act, 11 decla red Iishery alo ng witb the l~nJ w'lhi" tU" celine" arc.r Ilrl he lishcry &hnll • H III t he h ',h:r y Dc n nr tm c u r a n d t IL..: - .rr u cu l rr • \) ( ~I h.:h .h;;1 H"'.! r\) h~·rl ..· ) ,.hall he p u tl ll\ hc d In till: r)lIiCI~.d G a zett e . ~ Hi;.:l;t I u l-i..hc rh:-; :- 'lhc FI hl.:r y (J11l·,·r. \\ l tl 1 11lhll '1f I j ll ll ~ " . 11 Ii!" ~ I IIC' G ovcrnrneut and tu lJ' I .. ~ ; ol , It\l) l\ \o lth th c 1(.:: . 1:11 .1<: ! )': l l.I l l l1h ·lIt IIlli. hi 1l1. 1iI Io,. ; l l lu li in the llllh:l,d G.J l Cl:c. J cd ar l: :.a ny tis herv 1" he ;1 cn:l l r~t1 lI·dh.:ry 1l 11 '; F.,.'1 ti ll . ,\ .;t an d no r i ~ht ill all Y~ ul.:h Ihlh,:ry ~h.dl I..h' I' · t:I . l \J l u r.I'oc hC";- 1I cq u rrc ~ by .111)' pct!.u ll o r c ru up 1)1 pC ~ ..(II." after or nr:(url" t h e '-- In:. I"·l"· ',1:cn t Ill' t!1l~ \. .'. .. prov ided in t he I ulc·, f ralll" d t1 11Ucr ttu, A l l. 5. P\·l1 altiC' s :- H . II)' per vo n L"Oll lr 'l\~lI': ·; .t.:) vi t ilt 1' : " \' 1'0 1.111.01 I ' l ~ .. t .l lt r ui n m ...d e t ber e u u u c r be ~u .t1llH.; l'ull ~ :) h . d J l.: .VIL. I ll: II lU, U "Ill I If .1 1 ' 1 n " hi II W:l.y cxtc h:.1 to DOC )ca r or with line ·...h H: h J1I. "'''1.:.. ~ , uv..." til 11 " :·l~ . 1, 1\ ~. : \Yllh both. G. C O;:'lll.;JJJ H' u'f Oil' uJrl.·Jl"'l.· . -E~ l·l ,\' , I , h."I , l· C l lmh:r l!ln ,'\ 1: 1 ..JIUI' u,: 4,,, I ~ . ni"" blc. 3 7. Mre,l "jllloul ",,,alll :- ( 1) , l Fi, her )' Ollkw ," an)' "Ih~ r penon 'recially empowered by tbe SI3lc Government in Ihi. beh~lf 11l 3~ , .1[ ,<, 1an y pcrvon committing or ,ttemplinl to commit a breach of U ~l Y provIsion ul IIIIS A CI or r u l~. made thercunder if the r~ r son decline. 10 &IV. his name and JUd re« or If there It reason belief tha t false na me alld add re' s i ~ive ll . (2) t\ 1"1:(0:;00 arrested under tid.. scctlun ma.y be o ..:IJin -:d uu til hh IUllIC Qo d ~dd rc:~ have been c\lrrcctly .ucer ta incd : Provided that 110 !le',O II 10 arrc, led s1l:1I1 be J cl:l llleJ I, ' · ,. e[ Ihall lil a ) be necessary for b ringin~ him before a :, Iagim :.:e. ,c.'cepI under a ll u rJ~ r of a Magistrate for this detent ion according 10 I he p r u \' l ~ h )1lJ ,~ I thJ LV~ ': d t Crmun-, f Procedure. 1973 (No.2 of In~l. (3) Every Fishery Omccr shall have the s.nue p.''o\e,> "I :., .II ell, ,~ i /,u r c , alld jnv(' :. ti, al;ons "' resra'ct of an " l1"Cl1 fC -under l!lis ,\ t:f ali J 1', 1)11: : ( JH,ec( til Ihe rank of is Sub- Iuspcc tc r 11:\5 u nc er t il:.: provisiuns III 0,,: Col1 L: ,,1 l ' l lI llilt:l1 r'r •. cedurc, 1973 (No. 2 of 19;4). ~ , Ju r h. ~ i (;l i o n IIf C lill' lll :& 1 CIl Utl'~ :- ,\ I) )' (Jl h,'I1 "' ~ II ll d ~' t tu- l\ ([ s h.rll be triet.! by a M :t g j ~ t r., ( c I,f lhe l· jl :il CI;t ,, :;. l\'u l: l.., ur( ... k ilt l:d.: ... 'i; lll : :\I; l.: C ~ ' I aoy off':nce under this ACI except on ~ rcpot t 111 wr il i l\ ~ of II .: r""h c,""li tll li lil: such ntfences lry ~ F i~h c r>· 1 Oflicer or :\11)" other pcrvon ..): (1 ,1'> of persons 3\j lhorjHd b:. t ~ : Slate c.vr r r.na-m ill , I·;, l-vha lf. ,. ~c'l jon " ffice (a) (b) 1'0\ler 10 co,opounu <frences :-(11 Tbe Statc G."'r," . " ' ", ay. ~ y noli ­ in tl.c () r.I.:' :.: lJ : l c tt t . c m I10\\l.: : ~ a Fi sh~ r )' Otliccr bv ' l "' i1 I ~ ,'I by virtue of to accept from uny person concerning wnom c\·ld': Il'..e cvrsts whi:.:hif unrebutred woul d pro ve lhat he has cOnJ lllillcJ an y v il~n ,'c 3S dcsCl'illed In t hc firs t column or 1:11':: Sche Iule .t sum "f, mulI ':Y 1\' wa.. I){ ~ IJ ipcnsa t ion r( r thl· o llc nce "'ith rq:.a llJ \ 1 ¥o hu:h :O 'ich l; \ llh:II I:C C,\I \ h : \II ~l UII U1l..' p~ )' m t: l\t o f sucn :.UIO hi such unic ef ~lll.: h p~ r " . Il, ; r III ~ Ih: 1\1\'. ~dl.l JlI , .: tc h:J.\\:u unu no I'ulthcr ru ocvediu g . h.d l l l: la I,." Il ,H'l ll ll . l Ialll. to release UI1)' property that h. S been scrzct! as Il ab' " t,. , o,l:i,e:llio l\ wirhou: fun ller paymcnt or Oil "a rlllon[ of l il " v.iluc thereof ;l , e,;tilllal<ll by su h otlicc r and on the pa) m:: Jit of ~ uch \' :l h , .: \U I,; II (lr' llt,.·Il ) )111 11 II(· rrlcll ':. t!d u ud u o t'u r rh er :H OI.;~ ~l1 l n L:. ) h~l1 be l :\ l l: !1 1\1 rc ...1 ..·...:1 thc rcc t', (2) , T he sum or m.,ncy. accepted as OO Ill POIIS :.liulI uuuer el ,u, e (J) n ~u b· ~ eC' t ,o n (~j shall III 11 0 C:I!.C' cu:cn J the :l m u u lH :ld:l' p r:I J,l e ; l~ C\ l lI l f' I,." II :... li t.'H In tlll: :al:coml co lumn of the Schedule l'UI' \t\l,: P:U lic~d ~ 11 ~ J I1C ll "" ":: d C'll' ribc d iB the fi rst column 11Icl'"of. 10. Ollit.'llrll: I I ' he ~ 1I;\;IlIl.: tJ l 'uLl h.· \ l 'I\:IIIt... - ,\ 11 ;> cor .:a ):' CII I l'ow~l'ed l u cAcH.:nc, puwers :uuJ d u tll:: ~ under thIS 1\": \ shall lJe dee filed h> he puulil: ~c(. van lS Within the meaning of seclion '21 of Indian I'onal Codc \% U (XLV uf 1%0). 11. JDl.h llJnih :- No suit, p r o sccu t ~O Il . or other lezal I lr u t: ..: ~l1 i n g tthall lio : gJinu JIIYpcr.\ou Ji fOl :,nythw !t' \\'!.,c.:ll IS HI goot! fJith do ne ur Inl..: ndc: d h> b" done under Ihis Act. 12. l'ewe r 10 make rules : - (I) Th e Slate Gover umcn t lII"y make rules f or the purpl"a c of ca r ryin g ou t [be provisions. in this ,\..:t and also for t he pu rposes given hereund er. (2) T he Sta te Govern ment may, hy notifica lion '" the otllcial GJ!. ' lie , apply suc: h rules or any of them 10 any puv.ue :V.ItC fS with tile cnnsc ut in wlit ing .of the owner thereof and or all persons having for the time beillg any exclusive righ: of fishery the rein: I' rovidcd th3t no such rules made under thi, , eCIIOil shall "pl'l y to anv reJi[ ious waters. lJ) Such rules lllay , (a) prohibit or regula te; fi) the erection and usc of lixc (1 ellgi11 e, . ( i i ) th e co us tr uct ion , te rn p cr;'l: j ' r-r ~c r lll ~H . c ll l . 0 1 \\t:H S, dams a ll j bu nus: (iilJ the dirnension, sile uf lll c~h au d ~ :j l1 '. J.. llf nets til he u)t:d cod the mode of usillS ihcm: (iv) the usc of more Iba,. one meth od 01 ealdllllS lish tu 0 11 ' time; (b) prohihit the destr uct ion or. or an )' uttcmot I I ' destroy fis hes by explosives , s un, bow, a HOW , or the like in il1 lallll watcrs ; (e) prohibit the destruc tion of or a ny at temp t I n dest roy lishe< h, u aing OJ chemical or iln )' o th vr SUU:'ll ,Ull; CS lik : 1)' to Ci1LI ) C pclutl cn of wa ter ; (d) probibit the throwine or into ~llY wilier uf any sulid ur !Iquid which may be harmful 10 h ~h :::!i In !O uch w.u cr ; (e) p",h i&i l Ii,hi ll): except under a licence II11 U lel;"I" lc Ihe gLlllt " I' suc h licence. rhe I fees paya ble there uf; (f) prohibit sale or purchase nl I>l h or IrallSI'li t ur movement uf fish within or outside the Sta ir ill cxc.... ': "I the pro"ribd q U;lnl i ly und er :1 lice nce ; (g) prescribe tnc seasons dUljll~ which-· (il the killin~ or caichim; (If lish or lin)' I'le" dbed , peCIC sh.III be prohibited: . (ii) la ic, movement 01' Iran' port II f .IIIY l' rrs'; lIuc'd spc... ics sh:II I be' pr c h ib ited oC XI:Cpt un d er a l ic c ncv: (h) regulatc the grunt uf licences ",d e, eL,u' , (~). or prescribe thc fct . puyablc there of end the cond itions III be attached rhereto ; a nd (i) prescribe minimum size or weicht below which no lish of ally prescribe species shall be sold, (4) Such rule, Dlay al so prohibit . 11 fi, bins in "ny specified waters fo'r B specified period . (5) In m;ll in!~ any rule under this ~ e cl i on the S l.l t: ( "~':lIll1l'lll IlJ:L V provide ror (a) Ihe or seizure. removal and forfeiture of an)' Ii"",} ("11,, 111" , upp.u.uus 'lu iplceol erected or used for li , h i ll ~ ,,. ecl 'l , ::I,II I Io IlI ol il.e rille" (b) 0 1 l! .c tbe forfeiture of any fisb pl ucured by means of any such tixed engille, apr aratus or equ ipment or tmnsportcd 1D coutravcnuo n of the rub : acd (c) the seizure, removal cr forfeiture of any animal c.u ts. vessels, crafts, boats or vcbiclcs used for trunsport in catch inG lisb in coutravcntiou of lbe I'\J Ics (4) Every rules made uudcr this Act shall be b id ", ~ h ' , 1 a, nn v be a Cler It is uudc, before the Asrcmbly while it i, ill ,e" illll fl.r .r I, >la l r~ ,i(" l of n(.'1 Iu s lbun fc un ccn dr:~\\ h : h n-ny h .' ccmr risnl 111 " I. " ' ,' 11 II III i t\ two or m orc r ucressive t C.\~ li · r" S un d i l b e- IOI t: I II \: c ~p I I ul 1I ,,' ~U:' h II in which it is laid or the session aforcsaid. the III!elllblv mukcs ,Ill ', ll'",J"".<lio n jn th e rule o r drcide s d li:t lilt: rule ~hl' uIG Pl 'l l l:.~ II I i.ll.!e, tl ; ~' i utc ~ . IJ ; I II thereufter ha ve e!fect only in sud , IIIl,,'d Ili ...·t1 I f' l ln I : Ic " 1111 : I' C;,:I . I3S the l ~ S C n~ay be, so , however, thJt :lIiY ~~dl 1II ud l ll ~' : Il I U Il l. .u.uul-, ril l ~ ) lH IJ be witu c ut . pr cjudirc to the va lidiry of anything p l c\' i ~\ •.al } ,: ,: t: ~, unccr that rul e. 13. ncrJ r ~!1 a nd S:n il,[.: :-On (be L·ornrr, ( n C~Ul l· l l · • I lhl roll o v. iI, ~ , tha t is to ~ay, ( 3 ) tl;c lcdiau Fi s heric~ Act, l ,,~ ., (: V ul loy"!), ... I 0 , I . .. ," II tl.o State of ~la n : pur: and (b, the Sewe ll 13- A of the ~'1: II 'Ij 'ur L IIII<I I\C\'\'II IIC tu I I I ,", 1 1: " " " 1' i\ cr, J!i! v l I -': u. 30 oj 196UJ; s ha ll ":,lll J r l.: I ,,,;;k ll: Prov ided tha , alll lbillC COil e or .0'Il Y l, !:t ll by Of UIIOCf lI,e I\ CI or ,cet i ~ ~ so repealed sh~ II III SO f~ r as It I,,, rot If·Cr' I1\1 ~:t.·n t wirl, l !h: 1'''J\"i~illl1 '' ( I f rillS Act. r c cee rr.cd ((1 have been n aC e r r taken by I r unccr this Act and ~hJ J I cc mrnuc in Iorce until ~u pe r ! c d e d by I 11)'lhiog d" I', u r " il l' uction Uleo under the pro visions of Ib's Act. . '1lit: SLlIL IJU: .•, (Sec Sccuon '1 ) 1'.1 AXI \1U \1 A \ IOU,'\iS .\ccu'r,\i ll.l : ,\ 'i (J , \ i' E " ~ ,\ I I O :-l FOil (1,ln ,\ ! .' : II SIlI NG 0 1'1'1: \ ( lOS t lND EIl S[ CTJO N-9 0 • .. .. .. {)~; c ripli o l1 or o:r'~l1 cc MaximuIII amouar : I CC ~ fl [ " I\ !~ as cor npeus.uion I. Fishil\g ...·illl a net having a srn l'cr mesh tban f( j il : ~ll \\' , } Il~[d, : d . tin t crcscribcd un.lcr the rules made under the Act. 2. Fisllill :l without ~ !:cr 'lr-. IJi!l(\. J. K i l Ji n ~ o r c a(chi !1~ o r l o:.-'!l j I l~ Il r ~ l t I C~l\p,t:~i, ~ 1 ~ 1I ; ' ~ 1 : ' OUt:. h u:~d n.:" . 10 kill, CJlch or ~ I II Ii:,!> of ., ~} I.~ : If \\ C'f~h } less Ib:l:, the stand ..rd fl ,, · . , : : ih~d undcr :L, Act. 4. Kill : n ~ ol '; atc hi ll~ l \r ' ~' lIi'l~ l \r ( l llt' nJp , ill :~ I )Jll l). 10 hi, catch or s: 11 ""y li slt 0;' a prohibitcll ~P('L: l l'~ J l1ri n~ u dOS l~ seusn n. 5. Fishing or atte npt'rq [., ::5\ II' I \ h li lly gci r I lillo. or method ot!,,,: lh:lIl r! ,al I'q ll \ j ll ~d under tbe rule. 6. ~ice ncc ·h o l d c rs c nl ~l n ) i ll r. III c"~ 'lr, i ll~ " "11- 1( II I': e, three huudred, IlI..: ..:lI 'i':'::i l. l hel p them ., lIh Ihd r l1l' !'i while fi . b i " ~. . ; 7. Fishing or auemptiug to tisb in prohibited Rupees one uJnJrcd waters, 8. Olfering or exposing fur sale or b lla .lflY Dittu. tish the sale of which is prohibited III ny s pecified n rca by a no t ifica tio n is.su ~j unde r section -t. 9. Sc.1ling or attempling to sell fish for pr ice ntuo. abov e the spc(,;i rinJ l1IJo I .: e l va luc . 10. Exporting or uacm pling I" expert fis h in Rupees live hund red. contraven tion of ; y rule runde unde r clause (h), sub-section (3) of Section 3. h ill cd I t l.e Dircctoran, ar P In ••~ S• . tv .•