Standing Order No. 1602/2019 of the Ports Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 6th June, 2019 on the operation of a fishing vessel [C1B-CQ5]

Standing Order No. 1602/2019

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

Ports Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Chennai, dated the 6th June, 2019

STANDING ORDER

To

All Principal Officers,

Subject: The operation of a fishing vessel by owners of a fishing vessel under the Tamil Nadu Maritime Board Act, 1995, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Tamil Nadu Maritime Board Act, 1995 (Tamil Nadu Act 4 of 1995), the Ports Department, Government of Tamil Nadu hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the operation of a fishing vessel by owners of a fishing vessel.

2. The matter has been examined. Every owner of a fishing vessel carrying on the operation of a fishing vessel shall make an application in Form 8 to the Inland Waterways Authority within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of ten thousand rupees.

3. The Principal Officer shall ensure that port clearance is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Inland Waterways Authority within twenty-one days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Ports Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

(Secretary to Government)