National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering Act, No. 36 of 1999. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment of a National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Fisheries Keyword Institution Research Access-to-information Equipment Exploration Fishing authorization Fishing vessel Navigation Geographical area Asia, Southern Asia Abstract This Act establishes the National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering (sect. 2). The Institute aims to formulate courses of study and training in fisheries and nautical engineering programmes with a view to raising the technical and managerial skills of those persons employed or engaged in the industry (sect. 3). The Institute aims to also promote research, surveys and education in the field of fishing (sect. 3). Section 4 lists the powers of the Institute including appointments and Full text English