(1) The Government may, having regard to matters referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5, by notification in the 1[Official Gazette], regulate, restrict or prohibit in any trout waters, reserved waters and protected waters and habitat therein,––
(a) the catching of such species of fish and for such period, as may be specified, in the notification ;
(b) the fishing by such class or classes of fishing vessels and for such period, as may be specified in the notification ;
(c) the use of such fishing gears, as may be specified in the notification ; (d) the collection of biological specimen ;
(e) the number of fishing vessels/small boats which may be used for fishing ; and
(f) the extraction of bed material including sand, bajri and boulders.
(a) the catching of such species of fish and for such period, as may be specified, in the notification ;
(b) the fishing by such class or classes of fishing vessels and for such period, as may be specified in the notification ;
(c) the use of such fishing gears, as may be specified in the notification ; (d) the collection of biological specimen ;
(e) the number of fishing vessels/small boats which may be used for fishing ; and
(f) the extraction of bed material including sand, bajri and boulders.
Source footnotes
1. Substituted by S.O. 1229 (E) dated 31.03.2020 for “Government Gazette”.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Prohibition against destruction of fish by explosive.Section 4 · Prohibition against destruction of fish by poisoning of waterSection 5 · Power to make rules to protect fish.Section 6 · Declaring waters as sanctuaries, trout waters, reserved waters and protected waters.Section 7 · Absolute prohibition against fishing sanctuaries.Section 9 · Prohibition of fishing without licence.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 11 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.