S.L. 425.12 Art. 10Transitory provisions.  Renumbered: L.N. 188 of 2020.

(1) The Director shall endeavour to include in the

Aquaculture Operations Register all aquaculture establishments which upon the date of coming into force of these regulations were already operative.

(2) Prior to inclusion in the Aquaculture Operations Register as referred under sub-regulation (1), the Director shall ensure that duly competent representatives of the aquaculture establishments referred under sub-regulation (1) sign a declaration that their aquaculture operations comply and shall comply with these regulations and the Act.

(3) Without prejudice to any of the provisions of these regulations, the aquaculture establishments referred under sub-regulation (1) shall be registered subject to the payment of the fee mentioned in regulation 5(11).

(4) Subject to fulfilling all requirements under these regulations to the satisfaction of the Director, the Director shall issue a permit for the aquaculture establishments referred in sub-regulation

(1) and in such permit he shall list all conditions and transitional measures applicable to the operator:

Provided that such permit shall include all applicable mitigation measures necessary to safeguard against any environmental contamination arising from the aquaculture operations.

(5) All aquaculture establishments operating before or during the coming into force of these regulations shall have to be registered in accordance with these regulations within one hundred and eighty (180) days from the coming into force of these regulations:

Provided that those aquaculture establishments which fail to be registered within the stipulated term shall be treated as new applicants for the purposes of the Act and these regulations.

(6) Failure to implement any of the conditions listed in the permit issued according to this regulation within such time as determined by the Director shall result in the termination ipso facto of the said permit.