Preamble

Bare Acts & Rules; Free Downloadable Formats; Hello Good People !; LaLas

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Law (Legislation I) Department

NOTIFICATION

No. 10696/Leg.Il/2010/Law. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 8th September,2010 17th Bhadra, 1932.

In pursuance of clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution of India, the Governor is pleased to authorise the publication in the Gazette of the following translation in English language of the Kerala Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2010 (15 of 2010).

By order of the Governor,

K. MADHUSUDANAN NAIR,

Special Secretary (Law).

ACT 15 OF 2010

THE KERALA INLAND FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE ACT. 2010

An Act to codify and amend the laws relating to inland fishery sector and to provide for the sustainable development, management, conservation, propagation, protection, exploitation and utilisation of the inland fishery sector in the State and for promoting social fisheries and to regulate and control responsible aquaculture activities and to ensure protection of livelihood and traditional rights of fishermen and to ensure the availability of nutritious fish and food security to the people and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Preamble.—WHEREAS, it is expedient to codify and amend the laws relating to the inland fishery sector in the State and to provide for the sustainable development, management, conservation, propagation, protection, exploitation and utilisation of the inland fishery sector and to promote the social fisheries and to regulate and control responsible aquaculture activities and to ensure the safety of livelihood and to protect the traditional rights of the fishermen and to ensure the availability of nutritious fish and food security to the people and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;

BE it enacted in the sixty-first year of the Republic of India as follows: