5. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 45 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 45A of that enactment :-
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| | (1) Where any dispute arises or is apprehended relating to an aquaculture operation, such dispute shall be referred by the Director-General for inquiry and settlement to an authorized officer nominated for that purpose. An authorized Officer may in the conduct of an inquiry be assisted by any Licensing Officer. | | |
| | (2) The provisions of the section 44 and section 45 shall mutatis mutandis, apply to and in respect of the conduct and settlement of a dispute referred to in subsection (1).". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts