Section 435C: Obligation to register.

Every Indian fishing boat shall be registered under this Part:

Provided that any Indian fishing boat registered at the commencement of this Part under Part V or Part XV of this Act or any other law for the time being in force in India shall be deemed to have been registered under this Part:

Provided further that every Indian fishing boat so deemed to have been registered shall be re- registered under this Part within such period from the commencement of this Part as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify:

Provided also that registration of non-mechanised sailing vessels will commence in different ports on such dates as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.