Clause 7

to regulate or prohibit the erection, maintenance, working, repair or lighting of fishing stakes in maritime and estuarine waters;

to regulate or prohibit any method of fishing or the use of any fish traps or fishing nets;

to provide for the licensing, control and supervision and protection of any fishery and of the cultivation of fish or any particular species of fish;

to prescribe the species or the minimum weights and sizes of fish which may be cultured, captured or taken for the purposes of sale, processing, consumption, consignment, rearing or sport;

to prescribe the mesh size and sizes of nets which may be used for the capture of any particular species of fish or for any method of fishing;

to prescribe and control the types and the dimensions and specifications of vessels which may be used for the capture of any particular species of fish or for any method of fishing;

to prescribe the areas and the periods of time in the year within which any particular species or size of fish may be killed or captured or any particular method of fishing is prohibited or restricted;

to prohibit except in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence the killing or capture of fish or any particular species or size of fish in any specified areas;

to require the supply of by any person concerned in the capture of fish or by any fish culturist or fish dealer such information as may be necessary to determine the measures to be taken to improve the fishing industry and trade or for the compilation of fishery statistics;

to prescribe areas where fish may be landed;

to regulate and control the landing, collection, transportation, marketing and distribution of fish and to appoint any person or persons, organization or board as may be necessary to effect such regulation and control;

to prescribe and control areas which may be used as fishing ports or harbours or areas where fishing vessels may be allowed to moor;

to prescribe and control the route or routes to be used by fishing vessels within territorial waters;

to control the methods of processing fish;

to regulate the inspection and examination of fresh fish and processed fish and to prescribe the standards for the control of the quality of such fish;

to regulate and control by licensing factories and plants or any place used for the purpose of processing, packing or storage of fish;

to regulate and control by licensing the use of ponds, pools, lakes, swamps, foreshores and any inland waters for the cultivation of fish;

to regulate or prohibit any method of cultivation of fish;

to regulate and control the sale or exhibition of fish or any competition held in respect of fish, including the licensing of premises for such purposes;

to register fishermen, fish culturists, fish dealers or any person connected with fishing or the fishing industry;

to license fishing vessels, fishing stakes, fishing nets, gears and equipment, and the like;

to regulate or prohibit the import, export or transhipment of fish or any species of fish and to impose such conditions as may be necessary;

to regulate or prohibit the construction of any bunds, slides, dams or other barriers or obstruction in inland and estuarine waters;

to regulate or prohibit the deposit of discharge of any solid, liquid or gaseous substance whether beneficial or detrimental to fish;

to control the arrival and departure of fishing vessels including the issue of port clearances;

to inspect and survey fishing vessels with regard to sea-worthiness and fitness for any particular method of fishing prior to licensing and to impose such conditions as may be necessary;

to prescribe the standards by which certificates of competency, including master’s certificates, mate’s certificates, helmsman’s certificates, engine-driver’s certificates and other grades of certificates, may be awarded to persons who reach these standards or pass the required examinations;

to prescribe fees for any licence to be issued or for any other service performed under this Act or any rules made thereunder;