Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)

Regulations

Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998

Chapter 6 : Mariculture

65. Cessation of mariculture

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(1)A permit it border who discontinues the mariculture activities authorised by the permit shall inform the Minister within 14 days of such cessation.

 

(2)When requested by the Minister by written notice a permit holder who carried out mariculture on State land and who has ceased mariculture activities or whose permit has been can celled, shall remove any mariculture installations, buildings or equipment and restore the site to the standard specified in the permit, or if no standard is specified, to a condition acceptable to the Minister, within the period specified in the notice.

 

(3)If a permit holder fails to comply with a notice contemplated in subregulation (2), the Department may in consultation with the Minister cause the mariculture installations, buildings or equipment to be removed and the site restored and any expense incurred shall be recoverable from the permit holder.