16(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Registrar may, on receiving an application under section 15, grant a lease of aquaculture land.
16(2)The Registrar may, in addition to any terms and conditions prescribed by regulation, impose any terms and conditions that the Registrar considers appropriate
(a)
on an application, to be met by an applicant before the application may be granted, or
(b)
on a lease, to be met by the lease holder during or after the period when it is valid.
16(3)The Registrar may refuse to grant a lease
(a)
if the applicant fails to provide any document or information required by the Registrar,
(b)
if the applicant has made a false statement in applying for the lease,
(c)
if the applicant has been convicted of an offence under this Act or the regulations or a provision of aquaculture legislation,
(d)
if, in the opinion of the Registrar, it would not be in the public interest, or
(e)
in any other circumstances prescribed by regulation.
16(4)A lease shall indicate the following information:
(a)
the name of the person to whom it is granted;
(b)
the location of the site where aquaculture may be conducted;
(c)
the expiry date of the lease; and
(d)
the terms and conditions imposed on the lease by the Registrar, if any.
16(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Registrar may, on receiving an application under section 15, grant a lease of aquaculture land.
16(2)The Registrar may, in addition to any terms and conditions prescribed by regulation, impose any terms and conditions that the Registrar considers appropriate
(a)
on an application, to be met by an applicant before the application may be granted, or
(b)
on a lease, to be met by the lease holder during or after the period when it is valid.
16(3)The Registrar may refuse to grant a lease
(a)
if the applicant fails to provide any document or information required by the Registrar,
(b)
if the applicant has made a false statement in applying for the lease,
(c)
if the applicant has been convicted of an offence under this Act or the regulations or a provision of aquaculture legislation,
(d)
if, in the opinion of the Registrar, it would not be in the public interest, or
(e)
in any other circumstances prescribed by regulation.
16(4)A lease shall indicate the following information:
(a)
the name of the person to whom it is granted;
(b)
the location of the site where aquaculture may be conducted;
(c)
the expiry date of the lease; and
(d)
the terms and conditions imposed on the lease by the Registrar, if any.