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The Minister may require proof of compliance with health certificate requirements or other requirements before issuing an export permit or special clearance for aquatic organisms and may approve, conditionally approve, or refuse the application based on that compliance.

19. (1) In considering an application for an export permit, the Minister may require the applicant to show that the aquatic organism to be exported complies with -

(a) the health certification requirements; or
(b) other applicable requirements, of the importing country or a transit country.

(2) If the Minster is satisfied that the applicant has complied with subregulation (1), the Minister may -

(a) in the case of an application for an export permit, approve the application and issue to the applicant an export permit in the form substantially corresponding with Annexure N;
(b) in the case of an application for a special clearance, approve the application and issue to the applicant a special clearance in the form determined by the Minister;
(c) approve the application subject to conditions the Minister may consider necessary to impose; or
(d) refuse the application.