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The Sikkim Fisheries Act 1980
The Sikkim Fisheries Act, 1980 provides a regulatory framework for protecting, conserving, and developing fisheries across the entire state of Sikkim. It applies to all individuals, commercial fishers, and private water owners, while offering special protections for religious waters. The Act empowers the state government to license fishing activities, ban destructive practices like using explosives or poisons, regulate net sizes and catch limits, and restrict sales or exports of fish. By creating fishery officers with powers of search, arrest, and compounding offences, the legislation matters because it prevents overexploitation, preserves aquatic ecosystems, and supports sustainable local fishery management.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Powers to make rules.
- 4. Powers to prohibit sale of fish.
- 5. Penalties.
- 6. Destruction of fish by explosion and punishment therefor.
- 7. Destruction of fish by poisoning and punishment therefore.
- 8. Offence cognizable.
- 9. Power to arrest without warrant and investigation of offences under this Act.
- 10. Power of search and investigation.
- 11. Power to compound certain offences and charge compensation.
- 12. Persons performing duties under this Act and protection of action taken on good faith.
- 13. Repeal and Savings.
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