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(I) No owner of a vessel other (han, a fishing vessel registered under section 11 of -" fishing \"\;~.cl" the Marine Products Export Development Authority Act, 1972, shall use or cause to be used 13 ufl97Z for the purposes ,of fishing in the speclf-ed area, unless such vessel Is registered as a fishing vessel under this Regulation. (2) Every application for registration of a vessel as a fishing vessel shall be made by the owner thereof to the authorised officer in such form and in such. manner and shall be accompanied by such fees, as may be prescribed,- THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE, MAY 14, 2004. 5 (0) before the expiry of one month from the date on which he became the owner of such vessels; or (h) before the expiry of three months from the commencement of this Rcgu lation, whichever is later: , Provided that the authorised officer may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend thc lime limit for registration by such period or periods not exceeding six months at a time, as he may think fit. . (J) The nuthorised officer shall assign 8 registration number to the vessel and issue to the owner of the vessel registered by him a certificate o;'registration in the prescribed from and shall entpr the particulars of the certificate in the register to be kept by him in such form DS may be prescribed: . I'lIIvid~d that the authorised officer rna)" for reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse to register the vessel. (4) The registration once made shall continue to hi: in force until it is cancelled by the authorised officer. (S) Evcry vessel registered under this section shall carry the registration mark assigned to it by the authorised officer and such mark shall l-e displayed on the vessel in the prescribed manner: «(j) No vessel, other than a registered fishing vessel, shall be entitled to apply for a licence under section 6. I n. Where 3 registered fishing vessel moves from the IIrCR (If one port to the nrca of ilIlIJ:hcl' pori, for fjshjn~ in that area, the owner of such fi! hing vessel shall give information to thai effect, in the prescribed manner, to the authorlsed officer by whom such fishing vessel was registered and also to the port officer havingjurisdiction over the area 10 wliich such fi!;hill~ vessel moves. II. (I) J':VCI y owner ufn registered fishing vessel sh 111 furnish to the authorised officer ;11 slII:h interval and ill such inanncr such return as may be prescribed. (2) The authorised offlcer may enter upon and inspect any registered fishing vc~scl at any time to verify the correctness of any return furnished by the owner under sub- section (1).