Chapter VIII MISCLLANEOUS

1. (1) This Act and Rules made thereunder, shall not be applicable to,-
   • (a) Fish feed manufactured and distributed by the ICAR/ SVVU/ Department of Fisheries/ and other Government agencies/ institutions for the purpose of conducting Research & Development and field trials.
   • (b) Fish feed manufactured by any person / firm / company on the written order by the ICAR / SVVU/ Department of Fisheries/ and other Government agencies/ institutions for the purpose of conducting Research & Development and field trials.
2. (2) In case if such fish feed manufactured under sub-section (1) is sold to any fish farmer/ user on cost basis, the exemption given under sub-section (1) shall be null and void.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government or any officer or employee of the Government for anything which is done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act or the Rules made thereunder.

Any person acting under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. (Central Act 45 of 1860).

1. (1) The Government may, by notification, make Rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such Rules may provide for,-
   • (i) the functions of Controlling Authority, Licensing Authority, Fish Feed Inspector, Fish Feed Quality Control Committee;
   • (ii) Notifying one or more Fish Feed Analysis Laboratories for different areas and one or more referral laboratories for the State;
   • (iii) the functions of the Fish Feed Analysis Laboratory;
   • (iv) the procedure of collection, packing, sealing, marking/ labeling, preservation, forwarding sample to Fish Feed Analysis Laboratory, storing and disposal of the fish feed sample collected under section 17;
   • (v) the requirements which shall be complied by person/firm carrying out the business of fish feed under section 7;
   • (vi) the forms of application for the grant of a license under section 8, the particulars it may contain, the fees which should accompany it, the form of the License and the conditions subject to which the License may be granted;
   • (vii) the standards to which Fish Feed should confirm under section 12;
   • (viii) the form and manner in which and the fee on payment of which an appeal may be preferred under section 23 and the procedure to be followed by the Appellate Authority in disposing the appeal;
   • (ix) the form for forwarding the sample to Fish Feed Analysis Laboratory by Fish Feed Inspector;
   • (x) Form of report of result of the analysis under section 18 and the fees payable in respect of such report;
   • (xi) the records to be maintained by a person/firm carrying out the business referred to in section 7 and the particulars which such records shall contain;
   • (xii) The procedure to issue of licenses / endorsements to ‘Fish Feed manufacturing Units, ‘Fish Feed Dealers’ and ‘Fish Feed Vendors’;
   • (xiii) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.
3. (3) Every Rule made under this Act, shall, immediately after it is made, be laid down before the Legislative Assembly of the State, if it is in session, and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following the Legislative Assembly agrees in making any modification in the Rule or in the annulment of the Rule, the Rule shall, from the date on which the modification or annulment is notified, have effect only in such modified form or shall stand annulled as the case may be so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that Rule.

1. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, as occasion requires, by order published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, make such provision not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.
2. (2) Every Order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Houses of the State Legislature.

1. (1) The Andhra Pradesh Fish Feed (Quality Control) Ordinance, 2020 is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.