| 49A. Every person who-
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| (a) carries on any aquaculture operation without a valid licence; | | |
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| (b) being a licensee discharges, dumps, deposits, releases or permits the discharging, dumping, depositing or releasing of any poisonous, noxious or harmful material or substance or waste water to any inland waters or to any land in such a manner as will affect the environmental quality of that land; | | |
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| (c) being a licensee does any act which would have adverse effect on the environment; | | |
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| (d) carries on any aquaculture operation and refuses when lawfully required by a Licensing Officer to give information or gives information which is false, incorrect or misleading in any material respect; | | |
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| (e) uses abusive or threatening language or makes insulting gestures or behaves in a threatening manner towards a Licensing Officer who is carrying out his duties or exercising his powers under this Act; | | |
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| (f) assaults or obstructs a Licensing Officer in the performance of his duties under this Act; | | |
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| (g) fails, refuses or neglects to immediately and fully comply with every lawful instruction or direction given by a Licensing Officer ; | | |
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| (h) impersonates or falsely represent himself to be a Licensing Officer; or | | |
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| (i) interferes in any way with a Licensing Officer in the performance of his duties, | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts