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FISHERIES RULES 1965 (Amended upto 2001)

FISHERIES RULES 1965 (Amended upto 2001)

GOVERNMENT OF THE WEST PAKISTAN

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

(Amended upto 2001)

The 8th September, 1965


 No.4(107) S.O.(F&G)/64-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 26 of the Punjab Fisheries Ordinance, 1961 (Ordinance No.XXX of 1961), and in supersession of all previous rules on the subject in force in any part or area of West Pakistan, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make the following rules, namely :-

THE PUNJAB FISHERIES RULES, 1965

(Amended upto 2001)

PART-I PRELIMINARY

Short  title and commencement.
1.
(1)  These rules may be called the Punjab Fisheries Rules, 1965



(2) They shall come into force at once.

Definitions.
2.
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings
hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say –
(a)     ―Appendix‖ means as appendix to these rules;
(b)     ―Chief Engineer‖ means a chief Engineer of the
Irrigation Department;
(c)     ―Form‖ means a form appended to these rules;
(d)     ―Licencee‖ means a person to whom a licence is granted under the Ordinance and these rules;
(e)     ―Ordinance‖ means the West Pakistan, The Punjab Fisheries Ordinance, 1961(Ordinance No.XXX of 1961).
(f)      ―Public Water‖ means water other than the
―Private Water‖ and includes—
(i)      all natural bodies of water, such as rivers and their tributaries, creeks, brooks, lakes, bayous, bays, channels, canals or lagoons or dug dredged or blasted canals;
(ii)    any water impounded by the construction of any lake or dam or other impounding device across the channel of a navigable stream;
(iii)  flowing water within which fish are free to move across property lines, and which are not by law or customs property of any person;  (g) ―Sanctuary‖ means an area declared under section 11 to be a sanctuary for fish;
(h)     ―Schedule‖ means schedule to the Ordinance; and
(i)      ―Section‖ means a section of the Ordinance.

PART-II LICENCES





Licences to be  issued by the  Directors.
3.
All licences under section 9 including seasonal, monthly and daily licences to fish in the waters mentioned in Appendixes I, II, III, IV and V will be issued by the Director [1][General] of Fisheries or any other officer authorized by him in this behalf on payment of fees prescribed under these rules.


Provided that the Chief Engineer or any officer authorized by him in this behalf may issue seasonal licences, not exceeding four in number to fish in waters mentioned in Appendix III, in favour of his subordinates, free of charge.



Provided further that no licence other than daily licence shall ordinarily be issued for fishing in water mentioned in Appendix IV.


Duration of validity of a licence.
4.

(1)     A seasonal licence shall be valid for one year,   and irrespective of the date of issue shall remain in force from  the 1st day of September to the 31st  day of August in the  following year.
Provided that the period from 1st June to 31st August each year shall be closed season during which no fishing except with Rod and Line and Long Line shall be permissible.
(2)     A monthly licence shall be valid for a calendar  month from the date of issue.
(3)     A daily licence shall be valid for the date mentioned in the licence from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.

Area to which a licence extends.
5.
A licence shall entitle the holder to fish in any of the waters mentioned in Appendices I, II, III, IV and V:
Provided that a licence for one water shall not entitle the holder to fish in another water except waters mentioned in Appendix III which for the purposes of this rule shall be deemed to be one water.



Provided further that a licence to fish in the waters of a river in a District mentioned in Appendix I shall entitle the holder to fish on both banks of the river upto the limits of that District unless the fishing rights in the District of the opposite bank; have been leased out.
ILLUSTRATION

  A licencee of Sialkot District shall be entitled to fish on both banks of the Chenab River upto the limits of Sialkot District, and similarly a licencee from Gujrat District shall be entitled to fish on both banks of the Chenab upto the limits of Gujrat District, but shall not be entitled to fish on the opposite bank in the District of Gujrat in the former case and in the Districts of Sialkot and Gujranwala in the latter case, if the fishing rights in these Districts have been leased out.



Kind of fishing gears.  
6.
(1) Subject to the provision of sub-rule (2), a licencee shall be entitled to fish with the
following kinds of gears only:-
(a)     nets of all kinds; provided that no net shall have at any portion of it a mesh of less than 1½ inch bar measured from knot to knot, or 6 inches all round;
(b)     Long line with hooks;
(c)     Rod and line;
(d)     Khurli; and
(e)     Dhangla
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule
(1)—
(a)     A licencee may either use a maximum of two numbers of the same gear or of all the gears permitted to him under these rules at one time provided that when the licence entitles its holder to the use of one gear only, the licencee may use only that gear and in addition may also use a net for catching chilwa for baiting purposes only;
(b)     No gear other than rod and line shall be used for catching fish in any river within a distance of 100 yards from any bridge or in any waters
specified in Appendices II,III and IV;
(c)     A daily licence shall not entitle its holder to fish with more than one rod in waters mentioned in clause (b).

Fees for the licences.

7.
(1) The fees for various types of licences except licences specified in sub-rule (2), (3) and in Parts IV, V and VI shall be as follows :- 

(i)
For all kinds Rs.[2][120.00] per season in all waters of fishing except in the tributaries of the Ravi and gears Chenab rivers In the Sialkot Districts, mentioned namely, Palkhu, Basantar, Aik and Deg, in rule 4. the fee for which shall be Rs.[80.00] per
season.

(ii)       For rod & line Fishing only.     Rs.[60.00] per season.
(iii)     For dip net or Kurli       Rs.[40.00] per season.
(iv)     For hand net (Dhangla) Rs.[60.00] per season. fishing only.
(v)       For Casting net Fishing only     Rs. [80.00] per season


(vi) For long line with hooks             Rs. [80.00] per season

(Lang) only.


(2)
A licencee holding a licence to fish in the waters in the District of Gujranwala specified in Appendix I, shall in addition to the fees specified in sub-rule (1), give on demand by the lambardar of the village, half of the number of fishes as and when caught from the waters located within the limits of the villages Chaki Khurd, Hayati, Pul Shah Dola, Manjput, Mangal Dana Singh and Ghona Ur of Gujranwala District if the licence holder is not resident of the village, within precincts of which fish is caught.

(3)
Seasonal licence fee for fishing in Deg Nullah in Sheikhupura District shall be at the following rates:-


(1)    Casting net                  ..          Rs. [500.00]


(2)    Long Line                   ..          Rs. [300.00]


(3)    Kurli or Dhangla        ..          Rs. [200.00]



(4)    Rod and Line ..           ..          Rs.   [60.00]

(4)
The licence fee for waters reserved for rod and line gear under clause (b) of sub-rule (2) of rule 6 shall be as under:-


(1)    Seasonal licence         ..          Rs. [100.00]


(2)    Monthly licence         ..          Rs.   [20.00]



(3)    Daily licence  ..          Rs.   [10.00]

(5)
Full fees shall be charged for any broken periods.



Free licences
8.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 7, licences not  exceeding six in number for all kinds of fishing gears may be  granted free of charge to the residents of each of the following  in District Gujranwala:


 Chaki Khurd, Hayati, Pul Shah Dola, Manjpur


          Mangal Dana Singh and or Gunna Ur.
(2) The licences granted under sub-rule (1) shall remain in the possession of the respective Lambardars, and shall entitle the residents of every village specified in sub-rule (1) to fish within the precincts of their own village but not beyond that. Every resident who wants to fish shall take a licence from the Lambardar of his village and must have the licence with him when fishing and shall, on demand be bound to show it


to any person empowered under section 10.
Duplicate licence
9.
The authority empowered to grant licences may if the licence granted under these rules, is lost or destroyed accidentally, grant a duplicate copy of the original licence on payment of fee of one rupee or the fee for


the licence, whichever is less.
Refund of licence fee.
10.
The licence fees paid under rule 7 may be refunded to the licencee or his legal heirs on the presentation of a claim for refund within one week from the date of the issue of the licence if it is proved to the satisfaction of the Officers issuing the licence that the licence was not availed of under special circumstances, such as, change of residence of the licence to a place where the licence could not be made use of, or the death of the licencee immediately after the licence was issued


to him.
Licencee to report breach  of rules.
11.
Every licencee shall be bound to report; to the [3][District Officer (Revenue),] Tehsildar or any officer of the Fisheries Department any breach of ordinance


or rules that come to his notice.

Licence not transferable No adult to be engaged as helper.
12. 


(I) A licence, unless otherwise provided in these rules, shall not be transferable.
(ii) A licencee shall not employ or engage any person (other than his own children under the age of sixteen) to help him with his nets unless the person so employed is also a licencee. 
Method of
13.
Payment of fees under these rules shall be made in



payment of  Fees

cash or by means of non-judicial stamps of appropriate value which shall be affixed on the applications addressed to the licencing authorities.

No erections of fixed engines.
14.

No licencee shall
(a) Erect fixed engines, except stake nets temporarily fixed in  conjunction with drag
nets;                     or 

           
(b) Construct dams or weirs; or (c) Divert water for catching fish.

Seizures

15.
All apparatus erected or used for fishing in contravention of the Ordinance or these rules, when seized under section 16, shall be taken to the nearest police station by the person empowered under the said section.
Canceling  of licences
16.
The Director General of Fisheries may cancel any licence granted under section 9, if the holder contravenes or instigates contravention of any of these rules or is convicted of an offence under the Ordinance.

Restrictions  on Size and number of fish to be Caught
17.

(i)         Any fish of the species mentioned in the First Schedule, which is less than 12 inches in length if caught from waters mentioned in AppendixIV, shall be put back in the said waters.
(ii)       A licencee shall not catch from waters
mentioned in Appendix IV any species of fish mentioned in the first schedule exceeding five in number, excepting those put back in water under sub-rule (i).
PART – III – LEASES
 


 18. On or after the first of August each year the Director Auction of  [4][General] of Fisheries or any other officer empowered fishing rights by him in accordance with the provisions of section 4, may after giving it sufficient publicity, put to auction the right of fishing in any of the public waters in the Districts mentioned in Appendices VI and VII or any other public waters and shall execute a lease deed with the highest suitable bidder in respect of each public water on payment of the amount offered by him in full or by installments in accordance with these rules: Provided that the Director [5][General] of Fisheries may at his discretion, lease any water located within a Union Council area to that Union Council for a period not exceeding three years without putting it to auction. The lease money in such cases shall be fixed by the Director
24[General} of Fisheries on the basis of average of fish caught in the said water during the preceding five years and the prevailing local market rates for such fish.
 [6][Provided further that if at any stage the nature/status of provincial/district water as mentioned in section 2(i) and 2(j) of the ordinance is required to be changed, Director 24[General] of Fisheries shall be empowered to make such change.]


Departmental Operation.
19.

In case the highest bid at the auction is lower or the water area is bonafide required for development purposes, the auctioning authority may reserve it for departmental operations.

Units for  Auction.
20.

River waters may be leased in small portions coinciding with the boundaries of the Districts, while the lease of Dhands, Lakes and Reservoirs (where the flood water enters), tanks and ponds may be auctioned unit-wise separately.

Payment of 
Lease money
21.
(1) The lessee shall at his option, either pay the full amount offered by him for fishing rights, at the time of auction or by three equal installments to be paid 


(i)      The first, on the date of the auction;


(ii) the second, two months after execution of the lease deed; and 


(iii)  the third, four months after execution of the lease



          deed.
(2) When the lease money is to be paid by installments, the lessee shall be required to furnish security to the satisfaction of the auctioning authority for the amount to be paid by him.

Refund of lease money.
22.

The lease money or any installment thereof paid under rule 21 may be refunded to the legal heirs of the lessee on presentation of the claim for refund, if it is proved to the satisfaction of the officer executing the lease deed that the lessee died immediately after execution of the lease deed.

Report of breach of rules.
23.
The lessee or his agents or nominees shall report to the Inspector of Fisheries any breach of the Ordinance or rules relating to fishing that may come


to his or their notice.

Cancellation of
24.
(1) If the lessee or any person holding a permit under section 5 is convicted of an offence
lease due to non- payment of installments.

under the Ordinance of these rules, the Director [7][General] of Fisheries may cancel the lease or permit, as the case may be, of the person so convicted.
(2)          If the lessee fails to pay the installments on the due dates, the Director 7[General] of Fisheries may cancel the lease after giving the lessee an opportunity to clear the arrears.
(3)          On cancellation of a lease under sub-rule(1) of sub-rule(2) all permits issued by the lessee shall automatically stand cancelled, and the amount already paid by the lessee shall not be refunded to him.
(4)          When a lease is cancelled, the Director [General] of Fisheries may re-auction the fishing rights in that water in the manner herein provided and any deficiency in the lease money shall be recovered from the first lessee


as if it were an arrears of land revenue.

25.
An Appeal shall lie to Government against the order of the Director 7[General] of Fisheries canceling a lease or permit under rule 24, within one month from the date, the order canceling the lease or permit, as the case may be, were communicated to the party


concerned.


PART IV  ----  DEPARTMENTAL OPERATION


Licences for reserved  waters.
26. Licences to fish in waters specified in Appendices VI and VII, if reserved for Departmental operations under rule 19 shall be granted on payment of Rs.5 by the Director 7[General] of Fisheries or any officer authorised by him in this behalf under section 9.

Validity of licences
27. A licence issued under rule 26 shall remain in force from the 1st day of September to the 31st day of August in the following year.


Sale of fish
28. (1) The holder of a licence under rule 26, shall at his own
cost, bring all catches of fish at the landing centres specified in Appendix VIII or at those fixed by the Director 7[General] of Fisheries or any officer authorised by the Director General of Fisheries or any officer authorized by him in that behalf. Sale of catches before these are brought to the landing centres, shall be unlawful.





(2) The fish brought to the landing centres shall be disposed off by the representative of the Fisheries Department, who shall issue a receipt for the amount to the purchaser realize the Government share of sale proceeds prescribed under rule 29 and hand over to the licences his share of the sale proceeds.


Share of licencees
29. The licencee shall receive such percentage of the sale proceeds of his catches, from all waters mentioned in Appendices VI and VII, as the Director [8][General] of Fisheries may, with the previous approval of Government, notify in this behalf in the official Gazettee, and different percentages of sale proceeds of catches to be received by licencees may be notified for different waters.

Confiscation
30. All fish in possession of a licencee who has failed to deliver the same to a representative of the Fisheries Department at the prescribed landing centre or is not in possession of a receipt issued under rule 28 may be confiscated to Government.

PART V …… TROUT WATERS
Division of
Khunhar river and its tributaries
31. (1) The waters of the Khunar River and its tributaries situated between Balakot Pucca Bridge and Lolusar Lake in the Kaghan Valley shall, for the purpose of these rules, be divided into five reaches as under :-

(a)   Reach No. 1 from the commencement of mile one to the end of mile 42 on the Kaghan Valley Road;
(b)  Reach No.2 from the end of mile 42 to the end of mile 48 on the Kaghan Valley Road;
(c)   Reach No.3 from the end of mile 48 to the end of mile 54 on the Kaghan Valley Road;
(d)  Reach No.4 from the end of mile 54 to the end of mile 84;
(e)   Reach No. 5 Saif-ul-Maluk Lake.
             
(2) The Director 8[General] of Fisheries may at any time, by notification in the official Gazette revise the limits of the reaches mentioned in sub-rule (1) or divide the entire stretch of the said waters in any other number of reaches as he may deem fit.
Licences for 32. (1) A licence to fish in any of the reaches specified in rule Trout waters. 31 may be granted by the Extra Assistant Director of
Fisheries, Kaghan Valley, on payment of the prescribed fee and the licence so granted shall entitle the holder to fish only in the reach specified in the licence.

 (2) A licence granted under this rule may after giving the licencee an opportunity of being heard, be cancelled by
the Extra Assistant Director of Fisheries, Kaghan, for breach of any condition of the licence, these rules or the provisions of the Ordinance. 

Number of
licences to be granted by Extra Asstt:
Director.
33.(1) The Assistant Director of Fisheries incharge of Kaghan Valley shall fix the number of licences that may be granted by the Extra Assistant Director of Fisheries, Kaghan, at any one time for the reaches mentioned in rule 32.
(2) The Director [9][General] of Fisheries may at any time revise the number of licences fixed, under sub-rule (1)
and also fix by a notification in the official Gazettee …
(a)   The size and weight below which no trout shall be
killed; and
(b)  The maximum number of trout, of the permissible size or weight, which may be caught during the term of the licence.


34.  The fee for a licence under this part shall be charged at the following rates:-
(a)   for single rod and single licence:-
(i)              per day                        ..          Six rupees
(ii)            per week                     ..          Thirty rupees (iii) per month                   ..          One hundred and                                               twenty rupees.
(b)  For double rod and family licence
(i)              per day                        ..          Ten rupees
(ii)            per week                     ..          Sixty rupees (iii) per month                   ..          One hundred and                                               twenty rupees.
 Explanation ---- For the purpose of this rule, family means husband, wife and their children below fourteen years of age in any combination not exceeding two whose names are entered in the licence.       

Fees or condition of licences not to be refunded or altered.
35.  The licence fee paid under rule 34 shall in no case be refunded nor shall the period of the licence nor the name of the reach for which the licence has been issued be varied.
Licences not to be transferred or shared

36.      A licence granted under this Part shall be nontransferable and shall not be shared with any person.
Duplicate licences
37.  Where a licence granted under this Part is lost or accidentally destroyed, the Extra Assistant Director of Fisheries, Kaghan, may, on  payment of a fee of one rupee, issue a duplicate copy of such licence.

Kinds of lures
38.       A licencee shall use either of the following lures only:-

to be used

(a)      artificial fly.


(b)      artificial spinning bait, including spoons; and 



(c)      artificial worm
No fish to be killed during the closed season
39.  
No fish shall be killed in the waters to which this part applies during the period from the 10th day of October to the 9th day of March in the following year (both days inclusive) excepting under the authority of the Director


[10][General] of Fisheries.
Seizures
40.  
All apparatus erected or used for fishing in contravention of these rules and the fish so caught may be seized and taken to the nearest Police Station by the


person empowered under section 16.

PART  VI ---- PROVINCIAL ANGLING LICENCE

Grant of Angling licence
41.  Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules the Director General of Fisheries may, on payment of a fee of Rs. [11][300/-] grant a Provincial Angling Licence which shall enable its holder to fish with Rod and Line in any of the waters mentioned in rule 42. (Licence Fee enhanced vide Government of the Punjab, FWF&T Department Notification No.SOF(B&P)11-1/88-II dated
26-12-1996).

Application for Angling Licences
42. A licencee holding a licence granted under rule 41 may fish in the waters of rivers Sutlej, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum, Indus and their tributaries, and streams, Choha Saidan Shah and its tributaries, and all Government canals situated in the Province and head works excepting -

(a)          Water which have been or may hereafter be closed to fishing under section 11;
(b)          All Government Fish Farms and Deg Nallah in
Sheikhupura District.

Validity, etc. of licences
43. A licence granted under rule 41 shall be nontransferable and shall remain in force from the 1st day of September in each year to the 31st day of August in the following year.

Licence to foreign diplomats

44. A foreign diplomat may be granted a licence for angling free of charge.

Refund of licence fee
45. The fee paid for a licence under rule 41 may be refunded to the licencee or his legal heir on the
presentation of a claim for refund made within one week from the date the issue of licence if it is proved to the satisfaction of the officer issuing the licence that the licence could not be made use of, on account


of the death of the licencee immediately after the licence was issued.



Condition for fishing.
46.

A licencee to whom a licence has been granted under this Part be entitled to fish with rod and line only and shall not use more than two rods at any one time.
Permission of owners of private waters necessary.
47.
A licence granted under rule 41 shall be subject to the permission of the riparian owners for fishing in waters---
(a)          which have been or may hereafter be declared as ―private‖ waters; or
(b)          which though public waters require permission for fishing therein according to the entries in Wajib-ul-Arz or Record of rights of the village concerned.

Entrance to
Headworks of canals prohibited.
48.
A licence granted under this Part shall not entitle its holder to enter on the Headworks of  Canal without the prior permission of the Executive Engineer or any
officer authorized by the Irrigation Authorities in this behalf.


 Amendments in Rule 3, 11, 16, 18, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 39 and 41 have been made vide Government of the Punjab, Forestry, Wildlife, Fisheries and Tourism Department Notification No.SO(E-I)(FT)2-14/2001(III) dated 03-11-2001.
APPENDIX – I


LIST OF WATERS FOR WHICH FISHING LICENCE  MAY BE ISSUED VIDE RULE 3.



1.               Peshawar District—Rivers—Kabul River with branches and Adeai River, Michni or Naguman River, Shahalam River and Budni Stream, Swat River with branches as Abazai or Jundai and Khaiyali, Bara River and Indus River.
 Nallas—Loe Khawar, Buddar Khawar, Ghunu Khawar, Ghaura Khawar, Takanta Beg Khawar, Palosai Khawar, Zaindai Khawar, Aza Khel Khawar, Chela Khawar, Chinkas Khawar, Naki Khawar, Natkai Khawar, Arand Khawar, Dheri Khawar, Banda Khawar, Palosin Khawar, Talab Khawar, Kahkam Khan Khawar, Jundai Khawar, Subhan Khawar, Uch Nala, Kalghi Nala, Najji Nala, Turpai Nala, Arandai Nala, Rurpai Nala, Turpai Nala, Lukarai Nala, Amar Kali Nala, Mursi Nala, Shahida Nala, Juria Nala, Jina Kore Nala, Jabba Nala, Magad Nala, Balos Nala, Kalpani Nala.

2.               Mardan District—River Indus, Badri Khawar and its tributaries as Zandai Khawar, Totai Nala, Tigrai Khawar.
 Bada Khawar and tributaries as Kundai Khawar, Pola Khawar, Ameri Khawar, Wuch Khawar, Sargari Khawar, Jammu Khawar, Budga Khawar.
            Kalpani Nulla and its tributaries, Bhagiari Khawar, Lundi Shah Khawar, Haiki Khawar, Bura Khawar, Bharyo Khawar and Khul Khawar.
 Muam Nalla and its tributaries as Narai Khawar, Dagi Khawar, Bakarai Khawar, Jua Khawar, Badami Khawar, Pacha Tangi Khawar and Sinawar of Mandu Kar Khawar.

3.               Kohat District—Tori Toi and its branches as Lagrai Toi, Narai Ober Algad, Fit Kirmar Alged, Mithan Alged and Lilian Alged.
 Khakh Toi, Kohat Toi as Lachi Toi, Marmazai Toi, Sumar Toi, Nasar Toi, Safi Alged, Jabi Toi and Sarai Toi.
 Shkalai Nullah as Randokha Nullah, Inzar Nallah, Khawar Alged, Star Alged, Ugda Alged, Shugga Alad (Khawar).
 Landa Toi, Shaga Toi, Gaz Dera Toi, Khanki Toi, Kurmatang Khawar, Akhtar Nullah, Tarkhabi Alged, Narai Alged, Roshu Alged, Jour Nullah, Launghar Alged, Tukha Alged, River Indus.

4.               Hazara District—River Sind, Kinhar River upto mile No.35 in Kaghan Valley upstream, Siran River, Daur River, Haro River, lIchar Nullah, Booth Nalla, Ilayai Nalla, Nalla Darkan, Nalla Karpani, Beeran Bali Nala, Nandi Sialkot Nalla, Tirairi Nalla, Nalla Mangal.

5.               Campbellpur District—Indus River and its tributaries such as Ghel, Haro Rashi, Soan and their tributaries. The Chablat and its tributaries, Saggar, Nandara and its tributaries. Shakardara, Fetehjanng Sil and its tributaries Wadala and Pindigheb Sil and its tributaries excluding the portion of the Dhamrah Stream which flows within the limits of the Wah Estate, namely from the bridge on the Grand Trunk Road down to the boundry of Hassan Abdal Village, Khasra No.767 of Wah Estate measuring 473 Kanals and 7 marlas.

6.               Rawalpindi District—Jhelum River and its tributaries, Haro and its tributaries, the Sohan River and its tributaries, Leh and its tributaries, Kurang and its tributaries, Ling situated in Rawalpindi.
            (The Kurang River from the Rawal water fall down to the tail of the Gangal Pool).
 The Sohan River from the Grand Trunk Road bridge to the tail of the Jalalia pool below Shahpur village, Kanasi Nullah and its tributaries, Sirin Nullah with its tributaries and Sang Naji Nullah with its tributaries.

7.               Sialkot District—The Chenab River and its tributaries, such as nalas Palkhu, Don, Sabskot, Gadgor and Lunda, etc.
            The Ravi and its tributaries such as Basantar, Aik and Degh.

8.               Gujrat District—The Chenab River and its tributaries such as Tawi, Bhimber, Bhandar. The Jhelum River and its tributaries such as Jaba etc.

9.               Jhelum District—The Jhelum River and its tributaries such as Kahan Bunha, Soha Nala and its tributaries Dharb, Two Ghabirs, Choha Saidan Shah stream excluding the portions of the Jhelum River mentioned in Appendix III.

10.            Gujranwala District—The Chenab River and its tributaries such as Palkhu
Nala, Aik Nala, Deg nala and their tributaries excluding that portion of the Wandho Nala which flows within the bounds of the Revenue Estate of Nassoke.

11.            Lahore District—River Ravi and its tributaries which are situated in the Lahore District excluding :-
 Twenty-nine Kanals and 14 marlas of the areas owned by one
Mahanda, under the management of Bawa Ram Dass, Adjacent to the parade Nala in Lahore District, and the portion from stone mile No.5 to half a mile down stream of the wier at Balloki in Lahore District.

12.            Sheikhupura District—River Ravi and its tributaries which are situated in Sheikhupura District excluding--
(1)            the potion from spur No.5 to half a mile downstream of the weir at Balloki in Sheikhupura District.
(2)            The portion of Deg Nala and its tributaries situated in the Sheikhupura District.



APPENDIX –

WATERS RESERVED FOR ROD AND LINE GEAR---VIDE RULE 6.



  River Indus from Village Swabi to Turbela Jhar and River Siran from Thapia village to its junction with River Indus in Tehsil Haripur, District Hazara, River Kabul from Attock bridge to Public Works Department Rest House, near village Kund in Tehsil Nowshera, District Peshawar, River Indus from Attock bridge to Khattak village in Tehsil Haripur, District hazara, and River Kabul from village Pir
Sabak to Additional Police Training, near village Khatak Raley, Tehsil Nowshera,
District Peshawar and Sohan River from Grand Trunk Road Bridge to thetail of the Jala post Shahpur Village.

 (i) The Dhamrah stream from the boundary of Wah Estate and Hassan Abadal Village down to the confluence of Kala Stream and Chabiat Stream, (ii) ChablatStream from its confluence with Kala Stream downtotheRoad and Railway bridge about two miles from Hassan Abadal. (iii) the Kala stream upto a distance of two miles from its confluence with the Chablat stream and (iv) Haro River from its junction with Shakardara Nala upto its confluence with Indus River.
APPENDIX –

WATERS RESERVED FOR ROD AND LINE GEAR --- VIDE TULE 6.


 Rivers at Headworks within the limits given below excluding the compartments by the fish ladders, if any constructed in the weir, and the portion of the river within 20 feet of the lower compartment of the ladder on the downward stream side :-
(1)            Jhelum River from 1 mile upstream to ½ mile downstream of the Mangla Head Regulator.

(2)            Jhelum River from 1½ mile upstream to ¾ mile downstream of the Rasul Weir.

(3)            Chenab River from 1½ mile upstream to ¾ downstream of the Khanki Weir.

(4)            Chenab River from 1 mile upstream to ½ mile downstream of the Marala Weir.

(5)            Ravi River from 1 mile upstream to ½ mile downstream of the weir at Balloki.

(6)            Ravi River from ½ mile upstream to ¾ mile downstream of the Sidhani Weir.

(7)            Sutlej River from 1 mile upstream to ¾ mile downstream of the weir
            Sulemanki.
(8)            Both banks of River Sutlej, Chenab, or Panjnad from 1 mile upstream  of the weir at Panjnad to ¾ mile downstream.
(9)            Both banks of River Sutlej from 1 mile upstream to ¾ mile  downstream of the Weir at Islam.
(10)         Both banks of River Chenab and Jhelum from 1 mile upstream to ¾  mile downstream of the Emerson Barrage at Trimmu.
(11)         Indus River from 1 mile upstream to ½ mile downstream of the centre  line of the Weir at Kalabagh.
(12)         Indus River at Taunsa Barrage from 1 mile upstream to ½ mile              downstream.
(13)         Indus River at Sukkur Barrage from 1 mile upstream to ½ mile              downstream.
(14)         Indus River at Guddu Barrage from 1 mile upstream to ½ mile              downstream.
(15)         Indus River at Ghulam Muhammad Barrage from 1 mile upstream to ½  mile downstream.
(16)         River Nari from 1 mile upstream to ¾ mile downstream of the Nari
            Works.
(17)         River Bolan from 1 mile upstream of the Bolan Weir.

(18)         River Bolan 5 miles upstream of the Bolan Dam.
APPENDIX –

WATER RESERVED FOR DAILY LICENCES, VIDE RULE 6



  Government Fish Farms, (I) Panjtirth, (ii) Sohawa, (iii)
Ghorakhdibbi, (iv) Kheshki Reservoir, (v) Chhenawan, (vi) Hiran Minar, (vii) Bansi Sagar, (viii) Waris Road, (ix) Santkotia, (x) Surajkund, (xi) Old Ghar Fish Farm, larkana, (vii) Old Nara Fish Farm, (xiii) Pathan Village, (xiv) Dokeri, (xv) Old Sukkur Wah, Sukkur, (xvi) Mehr Fish Farm, Sukkur.
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APPENDIX – V

SPECIAL WATERS FOR LICENCES, VIDE RULE 7


Deg Nallah in Sheikhupura District

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APPENDIX – VI

WATERS WHICH ARE TO BE LEASED, VIDE RULE 18



                        The public waters (including Dhands and Dhoras) in the district of Thatta, Hyderabad Dadu, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Nawab Shah, Khairpur, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Larkana, Quetta, Pishin, Loralai, Zheb, Sibi, Changhai, Kalat, Mekran, Kharan excluding Special Areas, Rahimyar Khan and Bahawalnagar, Muzaffargrah,            Multan,           Montgomery, Lyallpur, Jhang, Sargodha, Mianwali, and Dera Ismail Khan.
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APPENDIX – VII

WATERS RESERVED FOR LEASES, VIDE RULE 18.



1.               All creeks, pools or other collections of waters lying upstream of the Weir in the areas between the marginal Bunds and below the upper limits on the river specified in Appendix-III and all creeks, pools and other collections of water lying in canal land downstream of the Weir, upto the down limits of the river specified therein.
2.               All supply channels, escape channels and all drainage canals whether seepage or natural under the administrative control of the Irrigation Department except such waters in which the fishing rights are not controlled by the Fisheries Department.
3.               All canals belonging to the Government in the West Pakistan.
4.               The pond areas in the West Pakistan at Islam Headworks extending from a distance of one mile upstream from Weir to the canal lane boundaries.
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APPENDIX – VIII

LANDING CENTRE, VIDE RULE 30



Mancher Lake---(I) Miani Tar, (ii) Carkan Tar, (iii) Mandi Pur, (iv) Tehni, (v) Lal Wah Khad, (vi) Shah Kassam, (vii) Aroni, (viii) Mehji.

Jamshoro near Power House, Jamshoro. 




[1] Inserted vide Government Notification No.SO(E-I)(FT)2-14/2001(II) dated 12-11-2001
[2] Substituted by the Government Notification No.SO(B&P)11-1/88-II dated 26-12-1996 
[3] Substituted vide Government Notification No.SO(E-I)(FT)2-14/2001(III) dated 3-11-2001
[4] Inserted vide Government Notification No.SO(E-I)(FT)2-14/2001(III) dated 12-11-2001
[5] vide Government Notification No.SO(E
[6] Added vide Government Notification No.SO(E-I)(FT)2-14/2001(III) dated 3-11-2001
[7] vide Government Notification No.SO(E
[8] vide Government Notification No.SO(E
[9] vide Government Notification No.SO(E
[10] Inserted vide Government Notification No.SO(E-I)(FT)2-14/2001(III) dated 12-11-2001.
[11] Subsituted vide Government Notification No.SO(E-I)(FT)2-14/2001(III) dated 03-11-2001

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