Aquaculture Regulations 2016

The Minister may, on application by the holder of 2 or more aquaculture licences for amalgamation of the licence areas into a single licence area (whether or not in connection with an application under regulation 33), substitute the original licences with a licence over the licence area.

The following rules apply to the substitution of licences under this regulation:

the holder of each original licence must be the same person;

the substitution must not involve a change in the licensee;

the original licences must be of the same class;

the substitution must not involve a change in the class of licence;

the term of the substituted licence must be—

in the case of a corresponding licence—co‑extensive with the term of the lease; or

in any other case—for the aggregate of the balance of the terms of the original licences, divided by the number of original licences;

the licence area of the substituted licence must be the aggregate of the licence areas of the original licences;

the conditions of the substituted licence must be the same as the conditions of the original licences, except for conditions designating a licence area or conditions relating to marking out the boundaries of a licence area.

An application for amalgamation of licence areas into a single licence area—

must be made to the Minister in the manner and form required by the

must be accompanied by a plan delineating—

the licence areas of the original licences; and

the single licence area into which the original licence areas are to be amalgamated; and

if the public register includes a notation that a specified person has an interest in the original licences—must be accompanied by evidence that the person consents to the amalgamation; and

must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.