Every owner of a fishing vessel, processing plant or storage premises for marine products or conveyance used for the transport of marine products shall before the expiration of one month from the date on which he first became owner of such fishing vessel, processing plant, storage premises or conveyance, or before the expiration of three months from the date of coming into force of this section, whichever is later, apply to the authority for registration under this Act of every such fishing Vessel, processing plant, storage premises, or conveyance owned by him:

Provided that the Authority may, for sufficient reasons, extend the time-limit for registration by such period as it thinks fit.

Registration once made shall continue to be in force until it is cancelled by the Authority.

The form of application for registration under section 11 and for the cancellation of such registration, the fee payable on such application, the particulars to be included in such applications, the procedure to be followed in granting and canceling registration and the registers to be kept by the Authority shall be such as may be prescribed.

Every owner referred to in Sub-Section (1) of Section 11 shall furnish to the Authority at the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner such returns as may be prescribed.

The Authority may authorise a member of any of its officers to inspect any fishing Vessel, processing plant, storage premises or conveyance at any time to verify the accuracy of any return made under this Section.

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