Section List

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 NumberTitleActions
1 Short title and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Power of Central Government to take measures to protect environment.
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.
11 Functions of Authority.
12 Power to enter.
13 Registration for coastal aquaculture.
14Penalty for carrying on coastal aquaculture in contravention of provisions of Act.
15 Cognizance of offence.
16 Payment to Authority.
17 Fund of Authority.
18 Budget.
19 Annual report.
20 Accounts and audit.
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.
7ACommittees of Authority.
9ASecretary of Authority.
12AProhibition of certain materials.
13AAuthorisation of officers.
14AAppeal.
22AArrears of cost and penalty recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
28Validation of certain provisions and amendments retrospectively.
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