Government may appoint Director and other fisheries officers
4. The Government may appoint a person to be the Director and such other fisheries officers as may be necessary for the purposes of implementing the provisions of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder.
Director responsible for management, etc.
5. The Director shall have responsibility for the management, conservation, supervision and development of marine fisheries and the implementation of the objectives of this Ordinance.
Delegation of powers
6. (1) The Government may delegate all of its power under this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder other than making of rules to the Director.
(2) The Director may likewise delegate all or any of his powers under this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder, not being a power delegated to him by the Government under sub section (1) to fisheries officers appointed by the Government under section 4.
Types, classes and numbers of fishing vessels
7. Having regard to the requirement of fisheries management and development plans, the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify types, classes and number of fishing vessels that can be deployed in the Bangladesh fisheries waters:
Provided that the Government may exempt fishing vessels already permitted to operate prior to the coming into force of this Ordinance.
