Measure

The Minister has the authority to create regulations necessary to achieve the goals of the Act. These regulations can cover various aspects, such as health certification for aquatic organisms, disease control, and the regulation of import, export, and sale of aquaculture products.

43. (1) The Minister may, when appropriate, make regulations in relation to any matter permitted or required to be prescribed in terms of this Act or which the Minister considers necessary or expedient to prescribe for achieving the purposes of this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under subsection (1) may –

(d) prescribe the health certification requirements to be met prior to the import or export of live aquatic organisms or prior to the export of any aquaculture product;
(e) prescribe measures for the prevention, treatment and eradication of diseases in aquatic organisms;
(f) prescribe procedures to be followed for isolating, quarantining, gathering, disposing and destroying diseased aquaculture products;
(g) prohibit the introduction, import or export of defined species of aquatic organisms;
(h) provide for the establishment of aquaculture development zones;
(i) regulate or prohibit the removal, transportation, sale, display for sale or disposal of any aquaculture produce or aquatic organism;
(j) regulate the import and export of aquatic organisms and aquaculture products and impose conditions on the import, export and marketing of aquatic organisms and aquaculture products;