Marine Areas (Preservation and Enhancement) Regulations, 1973 (No. 25 of 1973).

These Regulations are divided into 10 sections: short title (reg. 1), interpretation (reg. 2), management and control of restricted area (reg. 3), entry into restricted area (reg. 4), boats or other vessels (reg. 5), removal of fish, birds etc. (reg. 6), poisoning or killing fish or birds (reg. 7), disposal of garbage etc. (reg. 8), interference with seabed (reg. 9) and general powers and duties of Fisheries Officers (reg. 10).
Fisheries Officers are in charge of the management and control of restricted areas (reg. 3). A written permission issued by a Fisheries Officer is required to enter a designated area (regs. 4 and 5). Removal of fish, bird, flora, fauna, wreck, buoy or marker is subject to a written permission of a Fisheries Officer (reg. 6). Poisoning or killing of fish or birds (reg. 7), disposal of garbage, papers, sewage, petroleum waste etc. (reg. 8), and interference with seabed such as dredging (reg. 9), are prohibited within a restricted area. Regulation 10 sets out general powers and duties of Fisheries Officer.