Section 18: Power to make rules

18. Power to make rules.—(1) The Federal Government (Marine Fisheries Department) may, by notification in the official Gazette, after consultation with the Inspection Committee make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (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: — (a) the procedure of applying for registration; (b) the conditions of registration; (c) the fee to be charged for registration; (d) the fee to be charged for a certificate of quality and origin for export of fish and fishery products; (e) to hear appeals or revisions; (f) the procedure for inspection of fish and fishery products; (g) prescribing the samples procedure and the manner in which samples of fish and fishery products are selected for laboratory analysis; (h) prescribing quality standards for fish and fishery products; (i) regulation of handling, processing, packaging, storage and marketing of fish and fishery products; (j) determining disposal procedure for fish and fishery products which do not conform with the prescribed requirements or are otherwise considered unwholesome or unsuitable for human consumption; (k) the forms of registration and certificates of quality and origin; (l) validation period for registered fish processing plants, fish exporters and the certificates of quality and origin; and (m) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed in furtherance of the provisions of this Act.

Effective date: 1997-01-01

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