Section 13
Registration for coastal aquaculture . — (1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall carry on, or cause to be carried on, coastal aquaculture in coastal area or traditional coastal aquaculture in the traditional coastal aquaculture 5 [unit] which lies within the Coastal Regulation Zone referred to in sub -section (9) and is not used for coastal aquaculture purposes on the appointed day unless he has registered his 5 [unit] with the Authority under sub-section (5) or in pursuance of sub-section (9), as the case may be.
13. Registration for coastal aquaculture . — (1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall carry on, or cause to be carried on, coastal aquaculture in coastal area or traditional coastal aquaculture in the traditional coastal aquaculture 5 [unit] which lies within the Coastal Regulation Zone referred to in sub -section (9) and is not used for coastal aquaculture purposes on the appointed day unless he has registered his 5 [unit] with the Authority under sub-section (5) or in pursuance of sub-section (9), as the case may be.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a person engaged in coastal aquaculture, immediately before the appointed day, may continue to carry on such activity without such registration for a period of three months from that day and if he makes an application for such registration under sub -section (4) within the said period of three months, till the communication to him of the disposing of such application by the Authority.
(3) The registration made under sub-section (5) or in pursuance of sub-section (9)—
(a) shall be valid for a period of five years;
(b) may be renewed from time to time for a like period; and