Shrimp Aquaculture Management (Operation of Crop Cycle) Regulations, 2008

I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2008'02'13 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 13.02.2008 1A w;s úfYI wxl 1536$12 - 2008 fmnrjdß 13 jeks nodod - 2008'02'13 No. 1536/12 - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008 EXTRAORDINARY Y%S ,xld m%cd;dka;%sl iudcjd§ ckrcfha .eiÜ m;%h The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Published by Authority) PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications L.D.B. 2/99. THE NATIONAL AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF SRI LANKA ACT, NO. 53 OF 1998 REGULATION made by the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources under paragraph (c) of Subsection 2 of Section 37 of the National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka Act, No. 53 of 1998. FELIX PERERA, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Colombo, 28th January, 2008. Schedule 1. These regulations may be cited as the Shrimp Aquaculture Management (Operation of Crop Cycle) Regulations, 2008. 2. The provisions of these regulations shall apply to all licensed shrimp aquaculture enterprises. 3. The operation of any licensed shrimp aquaculture enterprise shall be in accordance with the cultivation timetable issued by the Director - General of National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka (hereinafter) referred to as “the Director General”) for the purpose of proper management and regulation of such enterprise. 4. The Director-General may, cause to be published in the local Newspapers in the Sinhala, Tamil and English languages, a list of Zones where the provisions of this regulation shall be operating (hereinafter referred to as “demarcated zones”) along with the cultivation time table applicable to all licensed shrimp aquaculture enterprises. 5. (a) Any licensee of a shrimp aquaculture enterprise, shall maintain a register for the purpose of recording any information relating to the implementation of the provisions of the cultivation timetable. (b) The register maintained under paragraph (a) shall be available for inspection by the Director-General or Inspector or any other officer authorized by the Director-General in that behalf. 1A I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2008'02'13 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 13.02.2008 2A 6. The Director-General or any inspector or any other officer authorized by the Director-General shall have the power to enter the premises of any licensed shrimp aquaculture enterprises at all reasonable hours of the day, in order to inspect and ascertain whether such enterprise has complied with the requirements specified in these regulations. 7. In these regulations “Aquaculture enterprise” shall have the same meaning as in the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996 ; “Licensed shrimp aquaculture enterprise” means an aquaculture enterprise licensed under the provisions of the National Aquaculture Development Authority Act, No. 53 of 1998 ; “Cultivation timetable” means the timetable indicating the period of commencing and completing the cultivation cycle in demarcated zones with the main objective of controlling the spread of diseases in the sustainable development of shrimp farming. 01-162 PRINTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA