Power to exempt

(2) If the Administrator is of the opinion that, having regard to the purposes of this Regulation, It would not be In the public interest to apply all or any of the provisions of this Regulation to any class or classes of fishing vessels used for fishing In any specified area or areas, he may, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt, subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose upon such class or classes of fishing vessel used for fishing in such specified area or areas, as he may specify in the notification, from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Regulation: Provided that no notification under this sub-section shall remain in force for more than six months at a time.