Fishing (Import and Export) Regulations, 2010

I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2010'08'04 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 04.08.2010 1A w;s úfYI wxl 1665$16 - 2010 wf.daia;= 04 jeks nodod - 2010'08'04 No. 1665/16 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 04, 2010 EXTRAORDINARY The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Published by Authority) PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES ACT, No. 02 OF 1996 Regulations made by the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development under section 61 read with Section 30 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996. DR. RAJITHA SENARATNE, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development. Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Colombo, 30th July, 2010. Regulations 1. These regulations may be cited as "the Fishing (Import and Export) Regulations 2010". 2. No person shall take, collect, harvest remove fish, fish products or aquatic resources for import and Export without obtaining a valid fishing Operation License issued by the Director-General for that purpose under subsection (1) of section 6 of the Act, and any regulation made and published in Gazette Extraordinary, No.948/25 dated November 7, 1996. 3. The Director-General may determine the number of fishing operation licenses to be issued in respect of any specified area. 4. No person shall engage in any dredging at the sea bed or undertake trawling operations within Sri Lanka Waters in relation to any activities specified in this regulation for which a fishing operation license has been issued. 5. In terms of section 34 of the Act, the Minister shall publish a Notice declaring a “closed season” or an “open season” and the time of the day during which the activities referred to in relation to any specified fishing area, is prohibited. 6. Form 1, Form 2, Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 6, Form 7 and Form 8 specified in Schedule I to these regulation shall be used by any person applying for any specified category of fishing license referred to in Schedule II under this regulation: (a) Application to possess, exhibit for sale, sell or transport any category of fish Form 1 (b) License for possession, exhibiting for sale, selling or transporting Form 2 (c) Application for an Export Licence for the Export of any Category of Fish Form 3 Y%S ,xld m%cd;dka;%sl iudcjd§ ckrcfha .eiÜ m;%h 1A L. D. – B4/96. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2010'08'04 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 04.08.2010 2A (d) License for Export Form 4 (e) Application for Import Form 5 (f) License for Import Form 6 (g) Application for re-export Form 7 (h) License for re-export Form 8 7. These regulations : “Director-General” means the Director-General of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources appointed under section 2 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996, as amended by Act, No. 4 of 2000 ; “Fish” means any water dwelling aquatic or marine animal live or not and includes the eggs or spawn or spat and juvenile stages or any of its part and includes all organisms belonging to sedentary species ; “Trawling” means any fishing operation carried out by dragging a trawl net mechanically along the bed or in mid water. SCHEDULE I Form 1 APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE TO POSSESS, EXHIBIT FOR SALE, SELL OR TRANSPORT 1. Full Name of Applicant : .................................................................................................................................................. 2. Permanent Address of the Applicant : ........................................................................................................................... 3. Mailing Address : ............................................................................................................................................................. 4. E-mail : ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5. Telephone No. : ................................................................................................................................................................ 6. National Identity Card No. : ........................................................................................................................................... 7. Business Registration No. : ........................................................................................................................................... 8. Places of Purchase : ........................................................................................................................................................ 9. Place of exhibit/sale/store : ............................................................................................................................................ Quantity Place 10. Mode of Transport : (a) Type of Vehicle : ................................................................................................................................................... (b) Vehicle Number : ................................................................................................................................................... (c) Registered Number : ............................................................................................................................................. 11. Transport route : .............................................................................................................................................................. 12. Any other particulars : .................................................................................................................................................... I hereby certify that foregoing statement is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I shall abide by the terms and conditions stipulated in the License and the provisions of the Fishing (Import and Export) Regulations 2010. ......................................................, Signature of the Applicant. Date :.................................. . I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2010'08'04 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 04.08.2010 3A Form 2 DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES New Secretariat, Maligawatte, Colombo 10, License No. : ...................... LICENSE FOR POSSESSION, EXHIBIT FOR SALE, SELLING OR TRANSPORT ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................of........................................................................... .................................................................................................................................is hereby authorized to have in possession or exhibit for sale or sell or transport............................................................................................................................................................ 1. This License if not cancelled previously, shall be valid for a period of........................................................................ months from............................................................to .............................................................. 2. This License will be subject to the following terms and conditions :– (i) It shall be used by the person named hereto and shall not be transferable to any other persons. (ii) It shall be subject to the provisions of Fishing (Import and Export) Regulations, 2010. (iii) Each kilogram should not contain more than.........................pieces per kg. (iv) Length/breadth shall not exceed. (v) Fees charged shall be Rs. .....................per Kg./piece/................................ .........................................................., Director-General, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Date : ..................................... I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2010'08'04 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 04.08.2010 4A Form 3 APPLICATION FOR EXPORT 1. Applicants/Institution’s Full Name : .............................................................................................................................. 2. Address : .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3. Telephone No. : ................................................................................................................................................................ 4. Fax No. : ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5. E-mail : ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6. Business Registration No. ........................................................................................................................................... 7. Details of consignment : ................................................................................................................................................ Commercial *Quantity per Total Weight Total number Area of supply/ Name unit (Kg) (Kg) collection 8. Fees charged shall be Rs.......................................per kg./piece/................................................... 9. Country of Export : .............................................................................................................................................................. 10. Additional information : .................................................................................................................................................... I/We hereby certify that the foregoing statement is true and correct I/We agree that, if any of the particulars stated herein are found to be incorrect, this license, issued on the basis of such particulars shall be liable to cancellation. ......................................................, Signature of the Applicant. Date : .................................. *Categorize according to pieces per kilogram, length etc. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2010'08'04 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 04.08.2010 5A Form 4 DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES New Secretariat, Maligawatte, Colombo 10, License No. ...................... LICENSE FOR EXPORT 1. .............................................................................................................. of ......................................................................... ................................................... is hereby authorized to export the following consignment: Variety (Commercial name) Quantity (Kg/pieces) 2. This License if not cancelled previously, shall be valid for a period of........................................................................ months from............................................................to .............................................................. 3. This License shall be subjected to the following terms and conditions: (i) It shall be used by the person named hereto and shall be transferable to any other persons. (ii) It shall be subjected to the provisions of Fishing (Import and Export) Regulations, 2010. (iii) Each kilogram should not contain more than.........................pieces per kg. (iv) Length/breadth shall not exceed. 4. Additional terms and conditions ........................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................................. .........................................................., Director-General, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Date: ..................................... I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2010'08'04 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 04.08.2010 6A Form 5 APPLICATION FOR IMPORT 1. Applicants/Institution’s Full Name: .............................................................................................................................. 2. Address : .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3. Telephone No. : ................................................................................................................................................................ 4. Fax No. : ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5. E-mail : ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6. Business Registration No. ........................................................................................................................................... 7. Details of consignment : ................................................................................................................................................ Variety Quantity Date of Country of (Commercial Imported Import Origin name) 8. Fee charged .......................................per kg./piece. 9. Name of country/countries of re-export: .................................... I /We the undersigned certify that the particulars herein contained are true and correct.I/We agree that any misstatement of any of the particulars required to be given herein shall render invalid any license granted on the basis of such particulars. ......................................................, Signature of the Applicant. Date :.................................. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2010'08'04 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 04.08.2010 7A Form 6 DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES New Secratariat, Maligawatte, Colombo 10, License No............ LICENSE FOR EXPORT 1. .............................................................................................................. of .................................................................is hereby authorized to export the following quantity to Sri Lanka. Variety (Commercial name) Quantity (Kg. pieces) 2. This permit shall, unless earlier cancelled , be valid until for a period of ................................................................ months from .............................................. to ........................................... (i) This license shall be used by the person named hereto and shall not be transferable to any other persons. (ii) This license shall be subjected to the provisions of Fishing (Import and Export) Regulations 2010. (iii) Each kilogram should not contain more than...................................................... pieces per kg. ............................................................. 3. Applicable terms and conditions ............................................................................... .........................................................., Director-General, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Date:..................................... I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2010'08'04 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 04.08.2010 8A Form 7 APPLICATION FOR RE-EXPORT 1. Applicants/Institution’s Full Name: .............................................................................................................................. 2. Address : .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3. Telephone No. :................................................................................................................................................................ 4. Fax No. : ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5. E-mail : .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6. Business Registration No. : ........................................................................................................................................... 7. Details of consignment :................................................................................................................................................. Variety Quantity Date of Country of (Commercial Imported Import Origin name) Variety Quantity Proposed date Documents (Commercial Re-export of Re-export attached name) 8. Names of country/countries of Re-export: .......................... I /We the undersigned certify that the particulars herein contained are true and correct.I/We agree that any misstatement of any of the particulars required to be given herein shall render invalid any license granted on the basis of such particulars. ......................................................, Signature of the Applicant. Date :.................................. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2010'08'04 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 04.08.2010 9A Form 8 DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES LICENSE FOR RE-EXPORT 1. .............................................................................................................. of .................................................................is hereby authorized to export the following quantity of .....................................................imported to Sri Lanka: Variety (Commercial name) Quantity 2. This license shall unless earlier cancelled, be valid for ............................................................................................ (i) This license is personal to the holder named and shall not be transferable. (ii) This license shall be subjected to the provisions of Fishing (Import and Export) Regulations 2010. (iii) Each kilogram of ....................................................................................................should not contain more than .......................................................numbers per kg. (iv) The length/breadth shall not exceed .........................................................respectively. 3. Applicable terms and conditions. .........................................................., Director-General, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Date:..................................... I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2010'08'04 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 04.08.2010 10A SCHEDULE II BECHE-DE-MER FISHING LICENCE 1. "Beche-de-mer" means Sea Cucumber species which belong to the class of Holothuroidea. 2. Activities for which a license is required shall be as follows. Any incomplete Form shall be rejected: (1) Application for the export of boiled and dried (processed) Beche-de-mer. Form 3 (2) License for the export of boiled and dried (processed) Beche-de-mer Form 4 3. Every license issued under Form 2 of Schedule I, shall be valid for a period of six months, commencing from 1st January and 1st July, if not cancelled earlier. A permit issued shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be stipulated therein. 4. A fee of two rupees (Rs. 2) shall be charged for a kilogram of Beche-de-mer. This sum shall be paid when applying for a license for the export of boiled and dried (processed) Beche-de-mer. 08 - 446 PRINTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA.