The Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 28th February 2022 has published the Marine Products Export Development Authority (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Marine Products Export Development Authority Rules, 1972.
Through this amendment, rule 33 which deals with application for registration, in which the following sub-rule 1 has been substituted.
Every application for the registration of a fishing vessel, processing plant, storage premises for marine products, conveyance used for the transport of marine products, peeling shed, fresh or chilled fish handling centre, live fish handling centre or dried fish handling centre shall be made to the Secretary or other officer authorised by him in Form I, Form II, Form II a, Form II b, Form II c and Form II d, Form III or Form IV, as the case may be, obtainable from the offices of the Authority on payment of rupees two hundred for each application.
The fee for various application has been revised through this amendment.
Further under rule 39 which specifies the change of details included in the Certificate of Registration in which the following sub-clause has been substituted:
If during the period when the registration of the storage premises for marine products, conveyance used for the transport of marine products, peeling shed, fresh or chilled fish handling centre, live fish handling centre or dried fish handling centre is in force, the owner thereof desires to change place where aforesaid entity is located, or the lay out as approved by the Authority, or any change in its capacity or otherwise, or change the place of operation of the fishing vessel or conveyance he shall apply to the Secretary or other officer authorized by him at least thirty days in advance of such intended change.
