21—Aquaculture strategies may be subject to urgent amendment without
prior notice or consultation
(1) If the Minister is
of the opinion that action needs to be taken without delay in order to avoid,
remedy or mitigate an adverse effect on the environment resulting from farming
practices or other conduct by licensees, the Minister may, despite
regulation 19 or 20, by notice published on the Minister's website,
declare that specified licensees to whom the declaration applies—
(a) must
discontinue, or not commence—
(i)
specified farming practices or other specified conduct;
or
(ii)
the use of specified aquaculture equipment; or
(b) must
take specified action in a specified manner,
in the course of aquaculture carried on under the licence.
(2) A declaration
under subregulation (1)—
(a)
takes effect on its publication on the Minister's website or at such later
date as may be specified in the declaration; and
(b)
remains in place according to its terms for a specified period not exceeding
12 months; and
(c)
while in place, is taken to be adopted by, and form part of an
aquaculture strategy of, each licensee to whom the declaration applies.
(3) In this
regulation—
"conduct" includes a failure to act.