Amendment of Section 11:- In Section 11 of the Principal Act, -

(1) In sub-section (2), after the words, ‘Fishery Demonstration Farms,’ the words, ‘and Fish Seed Farms’ shall be added. (2) After sub-section (3), new sub-sections shall be added as follows, namely :- “(4) The Government may lease out its Farms to private or Societies through proper terms and conditions for a maximum period of five years. (5) The Government may develop private or society lands for a certain period of time and develop Fish Seed or Feed Infrastructures through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. (6) The Government may approve, assist, register and issue Certificates to Hatcheries, Nurseries and Rearing Units, Fish Farms and Fish Feed manufacturing units. (7) The Government shall have the right/power to check and examine Nurseries, Rearing Units or any Fish Farms at any time. (8) The Government shall have the power to check, confiscate or destroy any consignment of fish seed and feed which violates the provisions of this Act. (9) The Government shall ensure hygienic handling, transportation and storage of fish and fish products for domestic marketing. (10)Government shall be responsible for conservation of fish fauna and replenishment of indigenous and economic variety fishes in Government water bodies (11) Whenever major dam is constructed across any major rivers of Mizoram, the Government shall ensure that passage for fishes in order to access breeding grounds and for migration is provided.”