Sea Fisheries (Protection of Immature Fish) Act, 1937

Exemptions for scientific purposes.

7.—The Minister may, whenever and so often as he thinks fit, by certificate in writing and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit and specifies in such certificate, authorise any person (including the employees of such person acting under his directions) to do during a specified period, for scientific purposes or for the purposes of transplantation, any one or more of the things prohibited by any of the preceding provisions of this Act, and whenever any such certificate is granted to any person it shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, be lawful for such person and (if the certificate so provides) any employees of such person acting under his directions to do all or any of the things which he is authorised by such certificate to do.