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The Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act

An Act to provide for the establishment of a Coastal Aquaculture Authority for regulating the activities connected with coastal aquaculture in the coastal areas and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
2005
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions

  • GENERAL POWERS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

  • 3
     Power of Central Government to take measures to protect environment

  • THE COASTAL AQUACULTURE AUTHORITY

  • 4
     Establishment of Authority and appointment of Chairperson and members
  • 5
     Disqualifications for appointment as member
  • 6
     Eligibility of member for reappointment
  • 7
     Meetings of Authority
  • 8
     Vacancy in Authority not to invalidate proceeding
  • 9
     Appointment of officers, consultants and other employees of Authority
  • 10
     Authentication of orders and other instruments of Authority

  • POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF AUTHORITY

  • 11
     Functions of Authority
  • 12
     Power to enter
  • 13
     Registration for coastal aquaculture
  • 14
     Punishment for carrying on coastal aquaculture without registration
  • 15
     Cognizance of offence

  • FINANACE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

  • 16
     Payment to Authority
  • 17
     Fund of Authority
  • 18
     Budget
  • 19
     Annual report
  • 20
     Accounts and audit

  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 21
     Chairperson and other members, officers and other employees of Authority, etc., to be public servants
  • 22
     Protection of action taken in good faith
  • 23
     Power to remove difficulties
  • 24
     Power of Central Government to make rules
  • 25
     Power of Authority to make regulations
  • 26
     Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  • 27
     Validation