Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998Chapter 6 : Mariculture66. Suspension of mariculture permits |
(1) | A Mariculture permit shall be subject to the condition that the Minister may by written notice to the permit holder suspend a permit if— |
(a) | the Minister has reason to believe that the permit holder has not complied with any term or condition of the permit; or |
(b) | the permit holder fails to comply with a notice contemplated in subregulation 64(1); or |
(c) | the Minister has reason to believe that the suspension is desirable in order to reduce the risk of disease spreading among aquatic organisms, or to prevent, or reduce the risk of damage to the environment. |
(2) | A notice of suspension in terms of subregulation (1) shall specify that the permit shall be suspended for a specified period or until the Minister is satisfied that the reason for the suspension is no longer valid. |