This Act provides for the establishment of the Marine Products Export Development Authority responsible for the development of the marine products industry and more specifically for marine exports. Marine products shall include all varieties of fishery products such as shrimp, prawn, lobster, crab, fish, shell-fish, other aquatic animals or plants and any other products which the Authority may declare to be marine products for the purposes of this Act. The Authority shall be a body corporate whose functions shall include: developing and regulating off-shore and deep-sea fishing; registering fishing vessels, processing plants or storage premises for marine products; fixing standards and specifications for marine products for purposes of export; carrying out inspection of marine products in any fishing vessel, processing plant, storage premises for the purpose of ensuring the quality of such products; and regulating the export of marine products. All owners of fishing vessels, processing plants or storage premises for marine products shall apply to the Authority for registration. The Act further provides for the following matters: cess levied on marine products exported; constitution of the Marine Products Export Development Fund; powers of the Central Government to prohibit or control imports and exports of marine products; penalties; etc.
Индия · 1972-04-20