Amendment of section 3

In section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Fisheries Act, 1948 (No. 8 of 1948) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act)— (a) in sub-section (3), for clause (f), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :- "(f) prohibited sale or purchase of fish or transport or movement of fish within or outside the State in excess of the prescribed quantity except under a licence; (ff) prescribe the seasons during which- (i) the killing or catching of fish of any prescribed species shall be prohibited; (ii) sale, movement or transport of any prescribed species shall be prohibited except under a licence; (fff) regulate the grant of licences under clause (f) and sub-clause (ii) of clause (ff), and/or prescribe the fees payable therefor and the conditions to be attached thereto; and"; (b) in sub-section (5), for clauses (a) and (b), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely :- "(a) the seizure, removal and forfeiture of any fixed engine, apparatus or equipment erected or used for fishing in contravention of the rules; (b) the forfeiture of any fish procured by means of any such fixed engine, apparatus or equipment or transported in contravention of the rules; and (c) the seizure, removal and forfeiture of any animals, carts, vessels, rafts, boats or vehicles used for transporting or catching fish in contravention of the rules.".