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1914 : Pb. Act IL.] FISHERIEE 531 (2). “Fishing offence” means an offe L nee ishab! under this Act of ung ! L aanle er any rule under]. y made there- i ’ |} In selected shall in such rules declare the waters, not being private":g«nrs by rules waters, to which all or any of them shall apply of Central Gov- K ernment, (2) The *[Central Government] may by notification apply such rules or any of them to any private water with the consent in writing of the owner thereof and of all persons having for the time being any exclusive right of fishery therein. (3) Such rules may— (a) prohibit fishing except under license and regu- late the granting of such licenses, the fees pay- able therefor, and the conditions to be inserted therein ; (b). prescribe seasons in which the killing of any fish of any prescribed species shall be prohibit- ed ; and . (c) prescribe - a minimum- size or’ weight below which no fish of any prescribed species shall be killed. (4) In making any rule under this section the ![Central Government] may provide for— (@) the seizure, -forfeiture and removal of - any- ap- paratus-erected or used for fishing in contraven- tion of the rules, and (b) the forfeiture of any fish taken by means of any such apparatus. (5) The power to make rules under this section is subject to the condition that they shall be made after pre- vious publication. 4 the Punjab 'Substituted for the words “State Government” by h Reorg:nissation (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Con current Subjects) Order, 1968, —y 532 FISHERIES (1914 : Py, Act it power to pro-