Functions of Authority

(1) Subject to any guidelines issued by the Central Government under section 3, the Authority shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:— (a) to make regulations for the construction and operation of coastal aquaculture units within the coastal areas; (b) to inspect coastal aquaculture units with a view to ascertaining their environmental impact caused by coastal aquaculture; (c) to register coastal aquaculture units; (d) to order removal or demolition of any coastal aquaculture unit which is causing pollution after hearing the occupier of such unit; (da) to regulate or prohibit the number, species and method of any coastal aquaculture in such area, as may be prescribed, through planning and execution of such programmes, including aqua zonation and aqua mapping for environmentally sustainable coastal aquaculture, as may be notified by the Central Government; (db) to fix or adopt standards, certify, monitor, regulate or prohibit coastal aquaculture inputs, including probiotics, therapeutants and such other inputs used in coastal aquaculture, as may be prescribed, for the prevention, control and abatement of detriment to the coastal aquaculture or coastal environment; (dc) to fix or adopt standards, certify, monitor and regulate the coastal aquaculture units, including coastal aquaculture activities carried out in such units with biosecurity and close disease surveillance to ensure freedom from disease, in such manner as may be prescribed; (dd) to fix or adopt the standards for emission or discharge of effluents from coastal aquaculture unit: Provided that different standards for emission or discharge may be fixed for different coastal aquaculture unit having regard to the quality or composition of the emission or discharge of effluents from such sources; (de) to collect and disseminate information in respect of matters relating to coastal aquaculture; (e) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed. (2) Where the Authority orders removal or demolition of any coastal aquaculture unit under clause (d) of sub-section (1), the workers of the said unit shall be paid such compensation as may be settled between the workers and the management through an authority consisting of one person only to be appointed by the Authority and such authority may exercise such powers of a District Magistrate for such purpose, as may be prescribed. Provided that different standards for emission or discharge may be fixed for different coastal aquaculture unit having regard to the quality or composition of the emission or discharge of effluents from such sources; (de) to collect and disseminate information in respect of matters relating to coastal aquaculture;] (e) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed. (2) Where the Authority orders removal or demolition of any coastal aquaculture unit under clause (d) of sub-section (1), the workers of the said unit shall be paid such compensation as may be settled between the workers and the management through an authority consisting of one person only to be appointed by the Authority and such authority may exercise such powers of a District Magistrate for such purpose, as may be prescribed.