Act Number: 24

Act Name: The Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005

Year: 2005

Enactment Date: 2005-06-23

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Fisheries

Section 5: Disqualifications for appointment as member.
    A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as a member if he--
         (a) has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude; or
         (b) is an undischarged insolvent; or
         (c) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or
         (d) has been removed or dismissed from the service of the Government or a Corporation owned or controlled by the Government; or
         (e) has, in the opinion of the Central Government, such financial or other interest in the Authority as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his functions as a member.
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