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Section 12.— Any loss or damage caused by the eutry oi- use of private 

 land as mentioned in section 10 shall be paid for upon a claim being- 

 made. 



Section 13. — With the sanction of the Minister of the Department 

 prefects may issue orders on the following matters : — 



(1) The limitation or prohibition of catching or selling marine 

 products ; 



(2) The limitation or prohibition of particular methods of catching or 

 using boats or implements ; 



(3) Limitation of the number of fishermen engaged in a fishery, or 

 fixing their qualifications; 



and (4) Limitation or prohibition of the discharge into the water of 

 substances injurious to aquatic products. 



"Where such orders are violated all fishing implements and the 

 products fished shall be liable to confiscation. 



Section 14. — The Miuister may limit or prohibit the placing or building 

 in any particular locality of any construction that may interfere with a 

 passage of fish up a river. 



He may also order the modification of any such existing construction. 



Section 16. — In cases falling under the second paragraph of section 14 

 compensation shall be payable by the Miuister, such compensation being 

 recoverable from any fisherman upon whose application the modification 

 was ordered. 



Section 16. — The three preceding sections shall be applicable to private 

 waters when such waters communicate with public waters. 



Section 17. — (Not important in India.) 



Section 18. — The fishermen residing within definite limits may, with the 

 sanction of the authorities, form a fishery astociation : the terjitorial limits 

 of the association shall be definite sections or hamlets of a town, village, or 

 fishermen's quarters. In Hokkaido the limits may extend to those of a 

 county. 



Section 19. — Such Fishery Association shall be the owners of the fishery 

 rights and privileges in the given locality, but shall not itself (that is qud 

 association or company) conduct fishing operations. 



Section 20. — When such association has obtained a license for the 

 exclusive use of the sea adjoining its place of habitation, it shall cause its 

 individual members to conduct the fishery on rules laid down by the 

 association. 



Section 21. — The Minister of the department shall issue regulations for 

 the establishment, management, and supervision of fishery associations. 



Section 22. — Fishermen or persons engaged in the manufacture or sale 

 of fishery products may establish a Marine Products Association (Suisan- 

 kumiai) or Chamber of Fishery for the improvement and development oi 

 fisheries, for the protection and cultivation of marine products, or for 

 increasing the advantages derived from the industry. Such Chambers shall 

 be regulated by the Law for Industrial Associations (Juyo-buasan-dogyo- 

 kimiiai). 



