Powers, duties and functions of the State Level Fish Quality Maintenance Committee

Powers, duties and functions of the State Level Fish Quality Maintenance Committee.—The State Level Fish Quality Maintenance Committee constituted as per section 16 shall have the following powers, duties and functions, namely:—

1. (i) to provide necessary technical advice and recommendation to the Government regarding the implementation of the provisions of this Act;
2. (ii) to give awareness to the fish consumers about the quality;
3. (iii) to provide technical support to the notified officials for issuing quality certificate to the fish obtained by fishing;
4. (iv) to give recognition to the laboratories for conducting examinations under the provisions of this Act;
5. (v) to fix and and publish the quality of fish obtained by fishing;
6. (vi) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed.