Section 16(1) in The Goa, Daman and Diu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1980
(1)Any person aggrieved by an order of an authorised officer refusing to grant licence for a fishing vessel or a fishing net or cancelling, suspending or varying or amending such licence or refusing to register a vessel or cancelling the registration of such vessel may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to such authority as may be prescribed (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Appellate Authority):Provided that the Appellate Authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
