Fish Catch Data Collection Regulations, 2014

I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2014'09'01 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 01.09.2014 1A w;s úfYI wxl 1878$11 - 2014 iema;eïn¾ ui 01 jeks i÷od - 2014'09'01 No. 1878/11 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2014 EXTRAORDINARY The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Published by Authority) PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications L.D.B. - 1/ 2012. FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURSES ACT, No. 2 OF 1996 REGULATIONS made by the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, under paragraph (1), (m) and (s) of sub-section (1) of Section 61 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996. DR RAJITHA SENARATNA, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Colombo, 27th August 2014. Regulations 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fish Catch Data Collection Regulations, 2014. 2. Every person who uses mechanized fishing boat registered under the Registration of Fishing Boats Regulations, 1980 published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 109 of October 3, 1980, for fishing in Sri Lanka waters or high seas, shall carry onboard a log book issued by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources during each fishing trip. 3. (1) Every person who engages in fishing, in terms of these regulations shall maintain a record of the catch in the log book, relationg to each fishing trip. (2) The log book shall be produced for inspection to any authorized officer, if so required by such officer. 1A Y%S ,xld m%cd;dka;%sl iudcjd§ ckrcfha .eiÜ m;%h This Gazette Extraordinary can be downloaded from www.documents.gov.lk 3 - PG 2157 I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2014'09'01 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 01.09.2014 2A 4. (1) Every person who engages in fishing in terms of these regulations shall submit the log book to the authorized officer. (2) The authorized officer shall check and certify such log book at the end of every three months. 5. Every Owner, Captain, Skipper or Operator of the fishing boat who supplies fish for export shall be required to submit to the Competent Authority, a certificate substantially in the form ‘‘A” or ‘‘B”, as the case may be, specified in Schedule I hereto, containing a detail of each catch made by him. 6. (1) Every importer who imports fish for re- export shall furnish a duly signed catch certificate and connected documents and a certificate to the effect that the fish products are in compliance with food hygiene conditions, issued from the relevant authority of the country of export of such fish product imported for re-export. (2) A process statement relating to such products shall be obtained from the authority of the country of export of the fish product, substantially in the Form specified in Schedule II to these regulations. 7. (1) Every exporter who exports fish products shall be required to obtain validated catch certificate, connected documents and a health certificate from the competent authority. (2) The fish product so exported shall fulfill the requirement of the Fish Products (Export) Regulations, 1998, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1045/ 1 of September 14, 1998. 8. The Fish Catch Data Collection Regulation 2012, published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1755/ 32 of April 25, 2012 is hereby rescinded, without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder. 9. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise required ‘‘authorized officer” means any officer authorized under sub- section (1) of Section 46 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996, by the Director - General of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ; ‘‘Competent authority’’ means the Director - General of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources appointed under Section 2 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 ; ‘‘Health Certificate’’ means an official document that attest the standard of quality and safety of the fish products intended for export for human consumption during its primary production, handling, processing, packaging and identification of such products; ‘‘Large boat’’ means a boat (a) with overall length of more than 12 meters with toward gear ; (b) A superstructure ; or (c) of more than 20 gross tonnage ; ‘‘Small boat’’ means a boat (a) with overall length of less than 12 meters without toward gear ; (b) without a superstructure ; or (c) of less than 20 gross tonnage. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2014'09'01 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 01.09.2014 3A SCHEDULE - I FORM ''A"" CATCH CERTIFICATE FOR LARGE BOATS Document Number; Validating Authority 1. Name Address Tel. Fax. 2. Fishing Boat Name Flag- Home Port and Registration Call Sign IMO/ Lloyd’s Number (if issued) Number Fishing Licence No.- Valid to Inmarsat No. Telefax No. Telephone No. E-mail address (if issued) 3. Description of Product Type of processing authorized in 4. Reference of applicable Conservation board: and management measures Species Product Code Catch area (s) Estimated live Estimated weight Verified Weight Landed and dates weight (Kg) to be issued (Kg) (Kg) where appropriate 5. Name of master of fishing boat - Signature - Seal : 6. Declaration of Signature and Transshipment Estimated weight (Kg) Transshipment at date Date/ Area/ Position Sea Name of Master of Fishing Boat Master of Receiving Signature Boat Name Call Sign IMO/ Lloyds Number Boat (if issued) 7. Transshipment authorization within a port area : Name Authority Signature Address Tel. Port of Date of Seal (Stamp) Landing Landing 8. Name and address of exporter Signature Date Seal 9. Flag State Authority Validation : Name / Title Signature Date Seal (Stamp) I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2014'09'01 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 01.09.2014 4A SCHEDULE - I (Contd.) FORM ''A"" 10. Transport details : See Appendix 11. Importer Declaration : Name and addrees of Signature Date Seal Product CN Code Importer Documents under Articles 14 References (1) (2) of Regulation (EC) 12. Import control : Place Importation Importation Verification requested Authority authorized* suspended* date customs declaration (if issued) Number Date Place (*) Tick as appropriate FORM ''B"" CATCH CERTIFICATE FOR SMALL BOATS Document Number; Validating Authority (Name, Address, Tel., Fax) 1. Description of Product 2. Reference of applicable conservation and management measures Species Product code Verified weight Landed (kg) 3. List of Boats that have provided catches and the quantities by each boat (Name, Registration Number, etc. annexed): 4. Exporter Telephone Fax number Signature Date Seal (Stamp) details/ names Number and address 5. Flag State Authority Validation : Name/ Title Signature Date Seal (Stamp) 6. Transport details : (See Appendix) 7. Importer Declaration : Name and addrees of Signature Date Seal (Stamp) Product CN Code Importer 8. Import control : Place Importation * Importation * Verification Authority Authorized Suspended Requested - date Customs declaration (if issued) Number Date Place (*) Tick as appropriate I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2014'09'01 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 01.09.2014 5A SCHEDULE - II PROCESS STATEMENT TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAK UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING I, confirm that the processed products :...................................................................... (product description and Combined Nomenclature code) have been obtained from catches imported under the following catch certificate (s) : Catch Boat name (s) Validation Catch Total landed Catch Processed Certificate and flag (s) date (s) description weight (kg) processed fishery Number (kg) Product (kg) Name and address of the processing establishment : Name and address of the exporter (if different from the processing establishment) : Approval number of the processing establishment : Health certificate number and date : Responding person of the Signature Date : Place : Processing establishment : Endorsement by the competent authority : Official Signature and seal : Date : Place : 09- 532 PRINTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA.