Act on Promotion of Inland Waters Fishery  (Tentative translation)  (Act No. 103 of June 27, 2014)  Table of Contents  Chapter I General Provisions (Articles 1 to 8)  Chapter II Basic Policy (Articles 9 and 10)  Chapter III Measures for Promotion of Inland Waters Fishery  Section 1 Investigation of Habitat Status of Inland Waters Resources (Article  11)  Section 2 Measures for Recovery of Inland Waters Resources (Articles 12 to  14)  Section 3 Measures for Revitalization of Fishing Ground Environment in  Inland Waters (Articles 15 to 19)  Section 4 Measures for Sound Development of Inland Waters Fishery  (Articles 20 to 25)  Section 5 Permission for Designated Aquaculture and Notification of Notified  Aquaculture (Articles 26 to 34)  Chapter IV Council (Article 35)  Chapter V Penal Provisions (Articles 36 to 40)  Supplementary Provisions  Article 1 The purpose of this Act is to comprehensively promote measures for the  promotion of inland waters fishery by establishing basic principles and  clarifying responsibilities of the national and local governments with regard to  the promotion of inland waters fishery, as well as establishing basic matters  for measures for the promotion of inland waters fishery, and thereby to develop  fishery productivity in inland waters, and also to contribute to stabilizing and  improving the lives of the citizenry as well as to conserving the natural  environment.  Article 2 In view of the fact that inland waters fishery has the function of  supplying aquatic products and multiple functions, and that it plays an  important role in stabilizing and improving the lives of the citizenry as well as  in conserving the natural environment, measures for the promotion of inland  1  (Basic Principles)  (Purpose)  Chapter I General Provisions 