THE SCHEDULE (See section 14A) PENALTIES

THE SCHEDULE [See section 14A] (ca) “coastal aquaculture unit” means any facility that is engaged in coastal aquaculture or any allied activity connected therewith and includes Nucleus Breeding Centre, Brood Stock Multiplication Centre, hatchery and farm; (d) “coastal area” means the area declared as the Coastal Regulation Zone in the Coastal Regulation Zone notification issued by the Central Government under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and includes such other area as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify; (da) “coastal environment” means the area of land and water in the coastal area, including complete system of living organisms and physical surroundings therein; (db) “farm” means a coastal aquaculture unit where culturing of fish, including crustacean, mollusc, finfish, seaweed or any other aquatic life is done under controlled conditions in ponds, pens, cages, rafts, enclosures or otherwise, in saline or brackish water in coastal areas and includes nursery rearing, but does not include fresh water aquaculture; (dc) “hatchery” means a coastal aquaculture unit carrying on coastal aquaculture activity of breeding and seed production of fish, including crustacean, mollusc, finfish, seaweed or any other aquatic life, in saline or brackish water and includes rearing of nauplii and live feed, but does not include fresh water aquaculture; (e) “member” means the member of the Authority appointed under sub-section (3) of section 4 and includes the Chairperson; (ea) “Nucleus Breeding Centre” means a coastal aquaculture unit carrying on biosecured coastal aquaculture activity which has an established freedom from disease causing pathogens for the purpose of producing domesticated specific pathogen free, specific pathogen tolerant and specific pathogen resistant stocks; (eb) “operator” means any person or firm that is engaged in the operation of the coastal aquaculture activity; (ec) “owner”, in relation to any coastal aquaculture unit, includes— (i) his legal heirs or agent; and (ii) an operator, a mortgagee, lessee, including sub-lessee or any other person in actual possession of such coastal aquaculture unit; (ed) “pharmacologically active substance or antimicrobial agent” means a naturally occurring, semi-synthetic or synthetic substance that, at in vivo concentration, exhibits antimicrobial activity of killing or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms; (f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) “regulations” means the regulations made by the Authority under this Act. (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. (h) “specific pathogen free” or “specific pathogen resistant” or “specific pathogen tolerant” means free of, resistant to, or tolerant to, such pathogens as may be listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health or any other pathogen notified by the Central Government, which is specific for candidate species used in the coastal aquaculture; (i) “State” includes Union territory. 2. Hatchery, Brood Stock Multiplication Centre, Nucleus Breeding Centre or such other coastal aquaculture unit Non-registration. Rupees fifty thousand. Rupees seventy-five thousand. Rupees one lakh. Non-compliance with the provisions of the Act, rules, regulations, guidelines and notifications, other than non- registration. Rupees twenty- five thousand. Rupees fifty thousand. Rupees one lakh. 3. Use of materials prohibited under section 12A Contravention of the provisions of clause (a) or clause (b) of section 12A Rupees fifty thousand. Rupees seventy-five thousand. Rupees one lakh.