Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act, No. 4 of 2020

PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES (AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 4 OF 2000 [Certified on 14th February, 2000] Printed on the Order of Government Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of February I 8, 2000 PRINlE> AT TIIE DEPARTMEHT OFOOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA TO BE PURCHASED ATTIIEOOVERNMEHT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, COLOMBO I Price : Rs. 3.50 Postage : Rs. 3.50 Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Ame11dmelll) Act, No. 4 o/2000 [Certified on 14th February, 2000] L. D.-0.11/99. AN ACT TO AMEND THE FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES Acr, No. 2 oF 1996 BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows : 1. This Act may be cited as the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act, No. 4 of 2000. 2. Section 2 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the "principal enactment") is hereby amened as follows : (I) by the repeal of subsections ( 1 ), (2) and (3) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsections : "(I) There shall be appointed (a) a person. by name or by office, to be or to act as the Director-General of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (hereinafter referred to as the "Director-General") ; (b) one or more persons. by name or office, to be or to act as Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; and (c) such other officers as may from lime 10 time be required for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Director-General shall be responsible for the administration and giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (3) Any person appointed under subsection (I) to be or to act as a Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources may, subject to the control of the Director-General, exercise all or any of the powers conferred upon the Director-General by or under this Act." ; and Short title. Amendment of section 2 of Act No. 2 of 1996. Reforence to the Director General. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency. 2 Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act, No. 4 of 2000 (2) by the substitution for the marginal note to that section, of the following marginal note : "Appointment of Director-General and other officers.". 3. Every reference to the " Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources " or to the " Director " denoting the Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the principal enactment or in any written law, notice, notification, communication or other document shall be read and construed as a reference respectively to the " Director-General of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the "Director- General". 4. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala • and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail. Annual subscription of English Bills and Acts of the Parliament Rs. 885 (Local), Rs. I, 180 (Foreign), payable lo the SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, No. 32, TRANSWORKS HousE, LoTUs ROAD, COLOMBO O I before 15th December each year in respect of the year following.