 curhige!'du1to ! the maritime zcnes cf i '!ch,u (negjlatil' cf fishing oy f(;reign vessels) bill, 1981 (1 0• !"'e!as int r()d~ced in lok sp!?ba) page 3, line 14,-i2! "lice nce u re l1d -- "a licence"  new delhi; mat 6 1<)81 va s ak~il 16, 1903 {sakal  k: 8 may 1381 ~~ bill no 73 of 1981  't't-le maritime zones of india (regulation of fishing by foreign vessels) bill, 1981 arrangement of clauses  chapter i preliminary clauses1 short title and commencement 2 definitions  chaprer ii regulation of fishing by foreign vessels3, prohibition of fishing in maritime zones of india by foreign vessels 4 grant of licences 5 prohi11ition of fishing by indian citizens, etc, using foreign vessels 6 cancellation or suspension of licence or permit 7 foreign vessel entering m:lritime zones of india without licence or permit to stow gear 8 fishing for scientific research, investigation, etc  chapter iii powers of search and seizure9 authorised officers and their powers  chapter iv offen1:::es and penalties10 penalty for contravention of section 3 11 penalty for contravention of licence 12 penalty for contravention of permit 13 confiscation of vessels, etc 14 penalty for contravention of section 7 15 penalty for obstruction of authorised officers 16 court to pass certain orders 17 offences by c'ompanies  ~~ (ii) chapter v miscellaneous cl\usts~ 1'8 offenees to be cognizable 19 cognizance and trial of offertees 20 magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties 21 place of trial 22 presumptions 23 protection of action taken in good faith 24 art to supplement other laws 23 power to make rules 26 removal of difficulties  bill no 73 of 1981 the maritime zones of india (regulation of fishing by foreign vessels) bill, 1981 a billto p·rovide for the regulation of fishing by foreign vessels in certain maritime zones of india and for matters connected therewith be: it enacted by parliament in the thirty-second year of the r~mblic ot india as fonows:- chapter i preliminary5 1 (1) true act may be called the maritime zones of india (regula-short tion of fishing by foreign vessels) act, 1981 title (2) it shall come into force on such date as the cemtral government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint: and commence ment provicled tbatdifferej:lt dates may be appointed for different provi-10 sions of this act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision 2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,-definitions '''~/uexduaive economic zone of india" means the exclusive 15 e80nami~ ·zoileof india in accordance with the provisions of section 7 ;qf·the territorial waters, continental shelf, e~lusive economic zone and other maritime zones,act, 1976;  ~yj('(b) "fish'" means any aquatic animal, whether piscine or not, and includes shell fish, crustacean, molluscs, turtle (chelonia), aquatic mammal (the young, fry, eggs and spawn thereof), holthu-'nans, coelenterates, sea weed, coral (porifera) and any other aquatic life; s (c) "fishing" means catching, taking, killing, attracting or pursuing fish by any method and incl'lldes the processing, preserving, transferring, receiving and transporting of fish; (d) "foreign vessel" means any vessel other than an indian vessel; 10 (e) "indian vessel" means-(i) a vessel owned by government or bv a corporation established by a central act or a provincial or state act, or -(ii) a vessel-(i) which is owned wholly by persons to each of whom '5 any of the following descriptions applies:-(1) a ritizpn of india; (2) a company in which not less than sixty per cent of the share capital is held by citizens of innia; (3) a registered co-operative society every member 20 whereof is a citizen of indio or where any other co-operative society is a member thereof, every individual who is a member of such other co-cqerative society is a citizen of india; and 44 of 1958 (ii) which is registered under the merchant shipping 25 act, 1958 or under any other central act or an'' provincial or state act  frplanation-for the purposes of this clause, "registered cooperative society" means a society registered or deemed to be registered unner the co-operative societies act, 1912, or any other law go 2 of 1912 relclting to co-operative societies for the time being in force in any state; (f) "licence" means a licence granted under section 4; (g) "maritime zones of india" means the territorial waters of india or the exclusive economic zone of india; 35 (h) "master", in relation to a vessel means the person for the time being having command or charge of the vessel; (i) "owner", in relation to a vessel, includes any association of j)qfsons, whether incorporated or not, by whom the vessel is owned or chartered; , , 40 <j) "permit" me::tns a permit granted of deemed, to have been granted under section 5; ,  act- (k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this ' ' , ,(l) "processing", in relation to fishing, incl'lldes cleaning, be- 43 heading, filleting shelling, peeling, icing, freezing, canning, salting, smoking, cooking, pickling, drying and otherwise 'preparing or pre-serving fish by any other method; (om) "specified ports" means such ports as the central goven· ment may, by notification in the official gazette, specify for the purposes of this act; !) i ,'30 ot 1976 (n) "territorial waters of india" means the territorial waters· of india in accordance with the provisiohs ¢ section 3 of the territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zon~ act, 1976; (0) "vessel" includes any ship, boat, sailing vessel or other description of vessel  10 chapi'er ii rli'gulation 0  fislflng by foreign vessels3 subiect to the provisions of this act, no foreign vessel shall, except under and in accordance with-(a) licence granted under section 4; or 15 (b) a permit granted under section 5 bv the central government, be used for fhhing within any maritime zone of india  ,-i ~ prohibition ot fishing in maritime zones of india by foreign vessels 4 (1) the owner of a forei!:!tl vessel or anv other person [not being in either case anv person to whom ~my of the descriptions specified in sub-grant of licences 20 item;l (1) to (3) of item (i) of sub-clause (ii) of clause (e) of section 2 a,pliesl who intends to use such vessel for fishing within any maritime zone of india may make an application to the central government for the grant of a licence (2) every appliclltion under sub-section (1) shan be in <:l'ch form ~5 and <!hall be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed (3) no licen<'e shall be granted unless the c;p·'h''11 government having rellai'd to such matters as mav be prescr:bed in the puhh, intel'est in thi'3 behalf and after making such inquiry in respect of such other matters as may be relevant, is sati~fied that the licence may be granted go (4) evel"'r order grantin(1' or reiecting an application for the issue of a ucence shall be in writing (5) a licence ptanted under this section-(a) shall be in such form as may be prescribed; (b) shall be valid for such areas, for such per:od, for such 35 method of fishing and fnr such purposes as may be specified therein; (c) may be renewen from time to time; and (d) shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed and to such additional conditions and restrictions as may be specified therein 40 (6) a person holdinj!' a licence under this section shall ensure that every person employed by him complies, in the course of such employ-ment, wi'th the provisions of this act, or any rule or order-made thereunder and the conditions of such licence 5 (1) every indian citizen and every person to whom any of the debeeiptiollls specified in sub-item (2) or (3} of i-tem (i) of sub-clause (ii) of clawse (e}'of section 2 applies, who ,intends to use any foreign vessel for s fishing within any maritime zone of inciia, may make an application to the central government for a permit to use such vessel for such purpose prohibition of fishing by indian citizens, etc, using foreign vessels (2) every application under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form and shall be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed (3) no permit shall be granted unless the centr!il government, 10 having regard to such matters as may be prescribed in the publi'c interest in this behalf and after making such inquiry in respect of such other matters as may be relevant, is satisfied that the permit may be granted (4) every order granting or rejecting an application for the grant of such permit shdl be in writing is (5) a permit granted under this section-(a) shall be in such form a~ may be prescribed; (b) shall be valid for such areas, for such per;od, for such method of fishing and for such purp"ses as may be specified therein; flo (c) may be renewed from time to time; and (d)' shall be subject to such conditions a'1i1d restrictions as may be prescribed and to such additional conditions and restrictions as may be specified therein (6) a qerson holding a permit under this section shall ensure that every person employed by him compli'es, in the course of such em- ~5 ployment, with the provisions of this act or any rule or order made thereunder and the conditions of such permit (7) notwithstanding anything contained in the fore~oing provisions of this section, or in section 3, any permission granted to an indian eitizen to use or em!p}oy foreign fishin~ vessels in any maritime zore of 30 india and in force immediately before the commencement of this act shau, if the terms and conditions of such permission are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be deemed to be a permit ~ante'd tinder this section and'such permission shall continue to be in force after such commencement on the': same terms ano conditions includinq tl,e condi- 35 ttons alt to the arm- of o~ration' and the j)l!!riod of its, validi,ty, and the provisions -(if this actshall, so far- ik tnay he, apply to sllchpermission cancellation or suspension of licence or permit 8 (1) the central government may, if there is any reasonable cause to believe that the holder of ~ny li~ence or permit bas tnade any statement in or in relation' to, any appueation for the grant' or 40 renewal of such licence or permit whiell' i" il1coi't'e'ct or false in material particular!; or has contravened any of the provisions of this act or imy rule or order made thereunder or of the provisions of any lic'ence orp'e!rtnft or any conrlitions or restrictions specified therein, suspend such licence or :permit, as the case may be pending the completion of any inquiry against such holder for making such incorrect or false statement or for such contravention, as the case may' be (2) where the central government is satisfied, !aftermsking such -5 inquiry as is necessary, that the holder of any licence or permit has made such im·jltect or false statement as is referred to in subsection (1) or has cnnlravened the provisions of this act, rule or order made thereunder o'r of the provil,;ions of any licence or permit or any conditions or restrictions specified therein, it may, without pre-10 judice to any other penalty to whicn such holder may be liable under the provisions of this act, cancel such licence or permit, as the case may be (3) evety person whose licence or permit has been suspended under sub-section (1) shall, immediately after such suspension, stop, 15 using the foreign 'fishing vessei in respect of which such licerce or permit is given and shall not resume such fishing until the order of suspension  has been revoked (4) every holder of a licence at permit which is suspended or cancelled shall, immediately after such suspension or cancellation, sur-20 render such licence or permit, 25 the case may be, to the central government 7 where any foreign vessel entets any maritime zone of india without a valid licence or permit granted under this ad, the fishing gear, if any, of such vrosel shall, at all times while it is in such zone, be kept 2s stowed in the prescribed manner foreign vessel entering maritime zones of india without licence or permit 10 stow gear 8 notwithstandinjt anything contained in section 3, the central gov-~rnment may, in writing, permit a foreign vessel to be used for fishing withln any maritime zone of india for the purpose of carrying out any ;:cientitlc research o i' investigation or for any experimental fishing in 30 accordance with such terms rnd conditions as may be prescribed fishing for scientific research, investigation, etc  chapter iii powers of search and seizure9 (j) any officer of the coast guard collstituted under the coast 300t 1978 guard act, 1978,er sucla other offirer of government as may he authorised authorised officers and their powers ~s by the central government may, for tbe purpose of ascertaining  wtmtilep·or >not·the·requirements of this act have beetl complied with, ,,tt ·with, gil witheut a warl'ant,-(a), stop or ~board a, f~eign vessel in any maruie, ,ne of india and search such vessel for ibjjlaad-'or:,ea~tuaed,ot"capable 40 of heinr used for flshinr: ,> __  "tv e(b) require the master of sueh vessel to produc~ (i) any licence, permit, 10, book or other document relating to the vessel and examine or take copies of such licence, permit, log book or document;  -•• ' (ii) any catch, net, fishing gear or other equipment on board 5 such vessel or belonging to the vessel and examine 'luch fish, net, gear or equipment; (c) make sum ildquiries as may be necessary to ascertain whether any otlence under this act has been committed (2) where the officer referred to in sub-section (1) (hereinafter re-10 feited to as authorised officer) has reason to believe that any foreign vessel has been, is being, or is about to be, used for committing an offence under this act, he may, with or without a warrant-(a) seize and detain such vessel, including any fishing gear, fish, equlpment, stores or cargo found on boarci such vessel or belonging ie to the vessel, and seize and detain any fishing gear abandoned by') the vessel; (b) require the master of the vessel so seized or detained to bring such vessel to any specified port; 20 (c) arrest any person who such officer has reason to believe, has rommitted such an offence (3) in taking any action under sub-section (2), the authorised officer may use such force as may be reasonably necessary (4) where any vessel or other things are seized, or any person has been arrested, under sub-section (2),-25 (a) the vessel or other things so seized shall, as soon as possible, be produced bc'fore a magistrate competent to try an offence under this act who shall make such order as he may cieem fit for the retention or cllstody of such vessel or things with government or with any other authority pending the completion of any proceedings 30 for the prosecution of any offence under this act or for its use by such authority during such retention or custody on such terms and conditions as the magistrate may think fit to impose: provided that the magistrate may, on an application made by the owner or master of such vessel in the prescribed form, order the release of the vessel or other things so seizeci on the owner or master :15 furnishing security in the form 'of cash or a bank guarantee for an amount not less than fifty r,jer cent of the value of the vessel or things so seized: provided further that where any fish so seized is subject to deterioration, the magistrate may authorise the sale of such fish and 40 the oepositing of the proceeds of such sale in court; (b) the arrested person shall, as soon as possible, be informed of the grouncis for such arrest and he shall, without unnecessary delay, be produced before such magistrate; and (c) the central government shall be informed of such seizure 4s or arrest and the details thereof   ", i  ,  (5) where in pursuance of the commil8ion of any offence under this act, any foreign vessel is pursued beyond the limits of the exclusive economic zone of india, the powers conferred on an authorised otbcer by tht section may be exercised beyond such limits in the circumstances and 5 to· the exteftt recognised by intemational law and state practice  chapter iv offences and penalties10 where any foreign vessel is used in contravention of the provisions of section 3, the owner or master of such vessel shall,-10 penalty for contravention of section 3 (0) in a case where such contravention takes ~lace in any area within the territorial waters 'of india, be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with fine not exceeding rupees fifteen lakhs or with both; and (b) in a case where such contravention takes pl:tce in any area is within the exclusive economic zone of imha, be punishable with fine not exceeding rupees ten lakhs 11 whoever contravene~ the provisions of any licence shall be punishable with fine not exceeding rhljees ten lakhs penalty for contravention of licence 12 whoever contravenes the provisions of any nermit shall be punish-20   able,-penalty for contravention of permit (a) whprp such contravention rphtes to the :11'1':\ of oner:ltion or method of flshin!! l':necifled in such permit, with flne not ex('eedin~ rupees flvp lakh~; lmct 2s (b) in any other case with fine not exceedin~ rupees fifty thousand contlsca_ tionof vessels, etc' 13 (1) where any pprson is convicten of an offence unner s9ction 10 or section 11 or section 12 th(' fo1'eiq"n vessel usen in or in connection with the comm'ssion of the sn;n offencp to(tether with its fishinrt ~ear ertuipment stores ann carf,to and any flsh on board such sh;p or the pl"o(,c"pd~ of 30 the snle of anv fish ordered to be sold under thf' se<'ond proviso to clause  (a) (if mb-section (4) of section 9 shall also be liable to confic;cation (2) the forei!!n ve"s~el ot' other things confiscated under suh-section (1) shall vest in the central government 14 where anv forei~ vessel is found in anv maritime zone of india in 35 contravention of the pl"ovis'on~ of sect;on 7 the owner or master of such ves~el shall be punishable with fine not exeeedin!5 rupees five inkhs penalty for contravention of section 1  is if anv person-ii '1' , «(i) intentionally obstructs :tny 3uthorlstro offtcer in the rxercise of any pow,ers conferred under this act; or penalty for obstruc':' tion or authorf8ed 40 ofllce~ (b) fails to afforn reasonable facilitiec; to the authorlspd officer or hfs assistants to board the "(e~el or tn l'ro~de fat' ~d~uat~  ~ - ~i~security to :such officer and assistants at the time' of entry into the vessel or wben they are on board such vessel;, or (c) faiols to stop the vessel or produee the licence permit, log book or other document or any fish, net, ftahlng, gear· or,o$ber equipment on board such vessel, when required to do so by the 5 authorised officer, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine not exceeding rupees fifty thousand or with both court to p  certain orders 16 where any ~erson is convicted of an offence unrler this act, the court may, in addition to awarding any punishment, order that any costs 10 incurred in connection with the retention or custody of the vessel during the pendency of any proceedings for the prosecution of an offence under this act,as rerluced by the amount, if any, realised out of the use of tbe vessel by the authority with whom such vessel was retained or kept in custo'dy, shall be payable by the person convicted 15 offences by companies 17 (1) where an offence under this act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be, proceeded against and 20 punished accordingly: provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any such punishment provided in this act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence 25 (2) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this act has been committed by a company and it is proved ,that the offence has been committed with the consent or cennwanee of, 01' is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, 30 secretary or ather officer shall also be deemed· to be guilty of that offence and· shall be liable to be proceeded against and pl1nished accordingly, erplanat~-for the 'purposes of this section,-(a) "company" means' a body corporate and includes a firm or other association of inruviduals' and ' ' 35 (b) "'director", in relatio~ to a firm, means a partnej: ill the firm  chapter v miscellaneous,18 notwithstanding anything contained in the code at criminal procedure, 1973, every offence punishable under this act shlill ~ cognizable, 40 2 of 1974  - -1': (1) 'no court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this'· act· except on a report· in writing of the facts constituting such ofnnce made by, an authorised officer | cogniza    |     ||------------|-------|| nceand     |       || trial      | of    || offence • |       |(2) no court inferior to that of a metropolitan magistrate or a juw-5 cial, magistrate of the first class shall try' any offence unner this act 20 notwithstanding anything contained in section 29 of the code of 2 of 1974 criminal procedure, 1973, it shall be lawful for any metropolitan magistrate or any judicial magistrate of the first class s,ecially empowered by the state government in this behalf to pass any sentence authorised 10 by this act magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties place of trial 21 any person committing an offence under this act or any rules made thereunder may be tried for the offence in such place as the central government may, by general or special orner, published in the official gazette, direct in this behalf presumptions 15 22 (1) where any offence is alleged to have been committed under the provisions of this act, the place of commission of such offence shall be presumed on the basis of the certified copy of the relevant entry in the log book or other official record of the vessel or aircraft which was used in connection with the detection of the offence 20 (2) where any foreign vessel is found within any maritime zone of india and the fishing gear of such vessel is not stowed in the prescribed manner or fish is found on board such vessel, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the said vessel was used for fishing within that zone 25 23 (1) no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intenden to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this act protection ot action taken in good faith (2) no suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the government for any damage caused or likely to be caused for anything which 30 is in good faith done or intendert to be done in pursuance of the qrovisions of this act 24 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of any other law for the time being in force act to supplement other laws 25 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official 35 gazette, malte rules for carrying out the purposes of this act power to make rules 40 (2) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power) such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-(4) the form in which an application for a licence or permit may be made and the fees that shall accompany such application; (b) the matters which may be taken into account in the granting of licences and permits; (2) every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament provided that no oreier shall be made under this section after the expiry of three years from the commencement of this act gaz~tte, make such it)rovisions not inconsistent with the provisions of 30 this act as may appear to it to be necessary for removing the difficulty: 26 (1) if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this act, the central government may, by order published in the official removal of diftlculties (4) every rule made uncler this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if before the expiry of the 20 session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both houses agree that the rule should not be made the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such mociified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be 25 without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule (3) in making any rule under this section, the central government may provide that a contravention thereof shall be qunishable with fine 15 which may extend to fifty thousand rupees (g) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed' (j) the form in which an application may be made for releasinf the vessel or other things seized under the first proviso to clause (a) 10 of sub-section (4) of section 9; (e) the terms and conditions under which a foreign vt:ssel may 5 be permitted to be used for fishing within any maritime zone of india for the purpose of carrying out any scientific research or in vestigation or for any experimental fishing uncler section 8; (d) the manner in which the fishing gear of a foreign vessel shall be kept stowed under section 7; (c) the form of licences and permits and the conditions ~ restrictions subject to which licences and permits may be sranted; ,,~i\a ie)' 4 the bill seeks to achieve the above objects (ii) officers of the coast guard and any officer of government authoriseri by it in this behalf would be coidqetent to stop or board a foreign fishing vessel in any marit1me zone and search such vessel for ascertaining whether or not the requirements of the legislation have been complied with such officers will also have the power to seize and detain such vessel and to require the master of the vessel to bring such vessel to any ports specified by the government in this behalf the officers w;u also have the power to arrest any person who is suspected to have committed an offence (iii) the bill provides for heavy penalties for the use of any foreign vessel for fishing in any maritime zone of india without a valid l1cence or permit and also for confiscation of such vessel (iv) provision has been made in the bill for the custody of the foreign vessel impounded by the authorised ofticer during the pendency of prosecution ! ~ (i) no foreign vessel shall be used for fishing within any maritime zone of india except under and in accordance with a licence or a permit granted under the provisions of the bill 'the owner of such vessel or any foreigner wishing to use such vessel has to obtain a licence while an indian citizen wishing to use such vessel has to obtain a permit 3 the following are the salient features of the bill:-2 there has been an increase in poaching activities of foreign fishing vessels in our exclusive economic zone there have also been instances of foreign fishing vessels chartered by indian parties indulging in such activities to prev~t such activities and to protect our fishermen from the hardship caused by poaching vessels, it is necessary to regulate fishing activities by foreign fishing vessels and to provide for deterrent punishment by way of heavy fines and confiscat10n of foreign fishing vessels engaged in such act:ivities the bill seeks to regulate fishing activities of foreign fishing vessels in the territorial waters of india and the exclusive economic zone of india the territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones act, 1976, defines the scope and extent of the dlfierent maritime zones of india and provides for the exploration, e"ploitation and protection of the resources in the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone that act was in the nature of an umbrella legislation and it was envisaged that separate legislation for dealing in greater detail with the regulation, exploration and exploitation of particular resources in our maritime zones should be undertaken in due course  statement of objects and reasons , "financial memorandum·)according to clause 3 of the bill, no foreign vessel shall be used for fishing- within! any' maritime zone'of india eoxeel>t" under and in accordance with a licence granted under se~tiol\·4, or a permit gtantcd under section 5 by th~ central go'q'ernmel'lt clause 9 of tne bill seeks to empower'the officers of the coast guard and such other officers of government as' may be' authorised liy the central government to exercise the various powers provided for therein for the enforcement of the provisions of the legislation these ptovisions will involve the creation of the necessary machinery for the,graqting,ofjioencesand permits and matters connected therewith lind for the eni-orcement of the provisions of the legislation, and as such would involve expenditure both of recurring and non-re~urring nature from the consolidated fund of india 2 a special cell is, however, proposed to be created for the granting of licences and permits, monitoring of the oper::tions, recording of the reports of viplations of the provisions of the legislation, etc it is estimated that this may involve an annual recurring expenditure of rs 250 lakhs and a non-recurring expenditure of rs 50,000 it is not possible at this stage to indicate precisely the quantum of the ether expenditure, which will be involved on account of the aforementioned provisions as that will depend upon the number of application" which will be made for licences and permits and the number and nature of violations (ie use of foreign fishing vessels for fishing in our maritime zones without licence or permit) of the legislation { i; i, ( ,  memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 25 of the bill empowers the central government to make rul~ for carrying out the purposes of the proposed legislation the matters in respect of which such rules may be made are specified in sub-clause (2) of that clause they, inter alia, relate to the form in which an application for licence or permit may be made, the fees payable on such applications, the matters which may be taken into account by the central government in the grant of licences and permits, the form of lkence or permit and the conditions or restrictions subject to which such licences or permits may be granted, the manner in which the fishing gear of 2-foreign vessel shall be kept stowed under clause 7 of the bill and the terms under which a foreign vessel may be permitted to be used for fishing within any maritime zones of india for the purpose of carrying out scientific research or investigation and certain other matters 2 clause 26 of the bill empowers the central gjvernment to remove by order published in the official gazette any difficulty which may arise in giving effect to the provisions of the legislation as all the problems which may arise cannot be envisaged, this provision has been i!jcluded by way of abundant caution it is al!'ro made clear "in the clause that sllch a removal of difficulties order shjuld not b? inconsistent with tht' provisions of the legislation 3 the delegation of legislative power under the aforesaid clauses relates to matters of procedure or detail or to matters which cannot b€ visualised at this stage hence, the delegation of legisbtive power is of a normal character  a billto provide for the regulation of fishing by foreign vessels in certain marjtjrne zones of india and for matters connected therewi:h  (shri roo birendra sin-rib, minister of                 agriculture,                                irrigation and rural reconstruction) 