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The Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005

Central

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.

Act number
24 of 2005
Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Department
Department of Fisheries
Enacted
23 Jun 2005

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34 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Power of Central Government to take measures to protect environment.
  4. Section 4Establishment of Authority and appointment of Chairperson and members.
  5. Section 5Disqualifications for appointment as member.
  6. Section 6Eligibility of member for reappointment.
  7. Section 7Meetings of Authority.
  8. Section 7ACommittees of Authority.
  9. Section 8Vacancy in Authority not to invalidate proceeding.
  10. Section 9Appointment of officers, consultants and other employees of Authority.
  11. Section 9ASecretary of Authority.
  12. Section 10Authentication of orders and other instruments of Authority.
  13. Section 11Functions of Authority.
  14. Section 12Power to enter.
  15. Section 12AProhibition of certain materials.
  16. Section 13Registration for coastal aquaculture.
  17. Section 13AAuthorisation of officers.
  18. Section 14Penalty for carrying on coastal aquaculture in contravention of provisions of Act.
  19. Section 14AAppeal.
  20. Section 15Cognizance of offence.
  21. Section 16Payment to Authority.
  22. Section 17Fund of Authority.
  23. Section 18Budget.
  24. Section 19Annual report.
  25. Section 20Accounts and audit.
  26. Section 21Chairperson and other members, officers and other employees of Authority, etc., to be public servants.
  27. Section 22Protection of action taken in good faith.
  28. Section 22AArrears of cost and penalty recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
  29. Section 23Power to remove difficulties.
  30. Section 24Power of Central Government to make rules.
  31. Section 25Power of Authority to make regulations.
  32. Section 26Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
  33. Section 27Validation.
  34. Section 28Validation of certain provisions and amendments retrospectively.