Ministry of Agriculture

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Parent: THE COASTAL AQUACULTURE AUTHORITY ACT, 2005 (be465ce55c78ada20ef61d72a9cee8289942b3c8)

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Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries) NOTIFICATION New Delhi; the 22nd December; 2005 GSR 740(E) _ In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act; 2005 (24 of 2005), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: - CHAPTER [ Preliminary 1_ Short title and commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Rules, 2005. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions In these rules; unless the context otherwise requires: Act" means the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act; 2005 (24 of 2005); ~Authority' means the Coastal Aquaculture Authority established under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Act; "Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Authority; ~Fee means any fee stipulated in these rules; ~Form means Form annexed to these rules; ~Guidelines" mean the guidelines made under section 3 of the Act; ~Member" means the member of the Authority appointed under sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Act and includes the Chairperson and the Member Secretary ~Regulations mean the regulations made by the Authority; "Notification means a notification published in the Official Gazette; Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act; 2005 (24 of 2005) 0r the Environment Protection Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in that Act: CHAPTER II Guidelines 3. Guidelines for regulation of coastal aquaculture under section 3 0f the Act are annexed to these rules: - 83 CHAPTER III The Authority and its Committees 4 Terms and conditions of the service 0f Chairperson and Members: The terms and conditions of service 

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10 · The manner of considering application for registration:- On receipt of an application under sub-rule (1) of rule 9, the District Level Committee shall verify the particulars given in the application in respect of all coastal aquaculture farms irrespective of their size; and a) in the case of coastal aquaculture farms up to 2.0 ha water spread area, the District Level Committee upon satisfaction of the information furnished therein shall recommend the application directly to the Authority for consideration of registration under intimation to the State Level Committee.

11 · The form for using a certificate of registration: - Where the application for registration is not refused, a certificate ofregistration shall be granted in Form II and shall be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the certificate.

12 · Application for renewal of registration and the fees to be paid: - Every application for renewal of registration of a coastal aquaculture farm shall be made before two months of the expiry of such registration to the Authority in Form III and the Authority shall renew the registration for a further period of five years_ 2) The fees payable for renewal of registration shall be same as specified under sub-rule (2 of rule 9 for registration. (3) Every application for renewal of registration of a coastal aquaculture farm shall be made to the District Level Committee, which upon examination shall forward it to the Authority through the State Level Committee_ The time-frame for consideration of renewal of registration shall be as specified in the regulations. Where the Authority is satisfied that further continuation of the said coastal aquaculture farm is harmful to the coastal environment it shall refuse to renew the registration: Provided that before refusal to renew the registration; the Authority shall give the concerned person an opportunity to be heard;

13 · The form and time for preparation of the budget: The Authority shall, in each financial year; prepare a budget for the Coastal Aquaculture Authority for the next financial year and shall submit it for sanction to the Central Government on or before such dates as may be appointed by the Central Government: No expenditure shall be incurred until the budget is sanctioned by the Central Government and the sanction for that expenditure by the competent authorities is received. (3) The budget shall be prepared in the following form O as may be directed by the Central Government indicating: the estimated opening balance; the estimated receipts referred to in sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Act; the estimated expenditure classified under the following broad heads or such other heads as per the schemes approved by the Central Government, namely Administration; Development; (iii) Statistics; iv) Inspection/ Works; Financial and other assistancel subsidy scheme; (vi) Others Note Wherever applicable, full details shall be given, under various sub-heads for each broad head, indicating estimated expenditure including that of pay of officers, pay of establishment; allowance, honoraria, contingencies and the like. Supplementary estimates of expenditure, if any, shall be submitted for the sanction of the Central Government in such form and on such dates as may be directed by it in this behalf: 14. The form and time for preparation and submission of annual report:- The Chairperson O such employee of the Authority as may be authorized in this behalf, shall prepare, as soon as may be after the commencement of the each financial year the annual report which shall include an account of the activities of the Authority during the previous financial year which shall contain the following information a) a statement of corporate and operational goals and objectives of the Authority; (b) annual targets and physical and financial terms set for various activities in the background of sub-rule (1) together with a brief review of the actual performance with reference to those targets; an administrative report On the activities of Authority during - the previous financial year and an account of the activities which are likely to be taken up during the next financial year;

15 · The form and manner of maintaining the accounts of the Authority:- The Authority shall maintain accounts of all receipts and expenditure relating to every financial year: separate bank account shall be maintained for the registration fee: (3) The expenditure incurred in particular financial year shall be shown under separate heads and Sub-heads. The opening balance, if any, shall also be stated as such separately: 5) The closing balance of the year shall be shown at the foot ofthe accounts on the expenditure side_

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