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 12: Power to enter.
    Subject to any rule made in this behalf, any person generally or specially authorised by the Authority in this behalf, may, wherever it is necessary to do so for any purposes of this Act, at all reasonable times, enter on any coastal aquaculture land, pond, pen or enclosure and--
         (a) make any inspection, survey, measurement, valuation or inquiry;
         (b) remove or demolish any structure therein; and
         (c) do such other acts or things as may be prescribed:
     Provided that no such person shall enter on any coastal aquaculture land, pond, pen or enclosure without giving the occupier of such aquaculture land, pond, pen or enclosure at least twenty-four hours' notice in writing of his intention to do so.
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