Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
AdjudLcatlon.-( I) \Vhet e any .lutholiS(~d o fficc1 1 efc11 ed to in sect1on 14 has reason to belirve that any hshing vessel is beu1g, or has been, used 1n contravention of an) of the p1 ovt~ions of tlus Act 01 any order or rule made the1 eunde1 or any of the condJtionC) oi the hccnc~, he ~hall make a report thereof to the adjudicatu1g officeJ . (2) The adjudicatmg officer ~hall hold .. tn enquil y Jnto the matters mentioned in the report, in the prescribed manner, afLcr giv1ng all the parties concerned a reasonable opportuntty of being heard.