Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998Chapter 6 : Mariculture67. Cancellation and non-renewal of mariculture permits |
| (1) | A mariculture permit shall be subject to the condition that the Minister may, by written notice to a mariculture permit holder, refuse to renew the permit if— |
| (a) | the permit holder has not commenced mariculture activities within six months of the date of issue of the permit, unless the permit holder can show good cause why he or she has not yet commenced such mariculture activity; |
| (b) | the permit holder has not complied with any term or condition of the permit; |
| (c) | the permit has been suspended and the Minister is satisfied that the suspension is unlikely to be lifted in the foreseeable future; or |
| (d) | the Minister is of the opinion that the continuation of the mariculture activity is not in the public interest |
| (2) | Before cancelling a permit the Minister shall advise the permit holder of the reasons why the Minister intends to refuse to renew or cancel the permit and shall give the holder an opportunity to make representations as to why the permit should be renewed or should not be cancelled. |