Fisheries Acts

Compendium on High Seas Fishing Legislation in Sri Lanka - 2016

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act. No. 35 (Ammendment) 2013

http://www.parliament.lk/uploads/acts/gbills/english/5931.pdf (English)
http://www.parliament.lk/uploads/acts/gbills/sinhala/5931.pdf (Sinhala)

Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Act. No. 2 of 1996 

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/Fisheries%20and%20Aquatic%20Resources%20Act.pdf

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act,No. 22 of 2006 Pt.II 

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/aug-2006%20%282%29.pdf

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act,No. 4 of 2004  Pt.II

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/jan-2004.pdf

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act,No. 4 of 2004  Pt.II - Sinhala

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/jan-2004-2.pdf

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act,No. 4 of 2000  Pt.II

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/feb-2000.pdf

Gazette Notice – Fishing Operation Regulations 1996

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/operation%20license.pdf

Gazette Notice – Mono-filament Net Regulations 2006

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/mono%20filament.pdf

Gazette Notice – Lobster Fishing Operation Regulations 2009

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/lobster.pdf

Gazette Notice - Life Jacket Regulations 2008

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/life%20jackets.pdf

Gazette Notice – Fish Export & import Regulations 2010

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/Import%20export%20Reg..pdf

Gazette Notice – Treasure Shark Catching Prohibition 2012

http://www.fisheriesdept.gov.lk/fisheries_beta/regulations/theresher%20shark.pdf

General Facts regarding World Fisheries

http://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/reviewconf/FishStocks_EN_A.pdf

Final Act of the Conference on the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement

http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/legal/docs/035t-e.pdf

Act No. 37 1982 (Foreign vessels)

Fisheries acts No.02/2016, 02/2015, 35/2013, 22/2006, 04/2000, 36/1999, 02/1996, 37/1982