Section 3(1A) in West Bengal Inland Fisheries Act, 1984
(1A)[ No person shall use the kind of net or size of any mesh other than what have been specified in the notification.The competent authority may, if he has reason to believe that any fishing boat is being or has been used in contravention of the provisions of the notification specifying the dimension and kind of net or size of any mesh or any other fishing contrivance, enter and search such boat and seize the fish, net or nets or any other fishing contrivances found on it.
