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A.
Composition of the Authority
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (i) and (3) of
Section 4 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005, the
Central Government established the Coastal Aquaculture Authority
vide Notification No. S.O. 1803 (E) dated 22 December 2005. The head
office of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority is located at Chennai,
Tamil Nadu and Justice A K Rajan (Retired Judge of the Madras High
Court) is the chairperson of the Authority. The Coastal Aquaculture
Authority consists of the following members, who are appointed by
the Central Government for a term of three years:
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(i) |
A sitting or retired
judge of the High Court |
Chairperson |
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(ii) |
An expert in the
field of aquaculture |
Member |
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(iii) |
An expert in the
field of ecology |
Member |
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(iv) |
An expert in the
field of environment protection or pollution control |
Member |
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(v) |
A representative of
the Ministry of Agriculture of the Central Government |
Member |
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(vi) |
A representative
of the Ministry of Commerce of the Central Government |
Member |
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(vii) |
Fours members to
represent the coastal States on rotation basis
|
Member |
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(viii) |
One member to be
appointed by the Central Government |
Member
Secretary |
B. Constitution of the Authority
The Central Government constituted the Coastal Aquaculture Authority
on 22 December 2005 [vide Notification No S.O. 1830 (E)] with the
following members:
|
(i) |
Justice A
K Rajan
(Retired Judge of the High Court) |
-
Chairperson |
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(ii) |
Dr A G
Ponniah*
(Expert in the field of aquaculture) |
- Member |
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(iii) |
Shri P.
Madeswaran
(Expert in the field of ecology) |
- Member |
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(iv) |
Dr A
Senthilvel*
(Expert in the field of environmental protection) |
- Member |
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(v) |
Shri
Tarun Shridhar, Joint Secretary(Fisheries)
(Representative of the Ministry of Agriculture) |
- Member |
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(vi) |
Shri G
Mohan Kumar
(Representative of the Ministry of Commerce) |
- Member |
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(vii) |
Ms Leena
Nair*
(Representative of Tamil Nadu) |
-
Member |
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(viii) |
Shri S.K.
Bhattacharya
(Representative of West Bengal) |
- Member |
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(ix) |
Shri D
Radha Krishna Reddy
(Representative of Andhra Pradesh) |
- Member |
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(x) |
Shri
Ajitsinha B Patil
(Representative of Maharashtra) |
- Member |
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(XI) |
Dr R Paul Raj
(Member appointed by the Central Government)
|
- Member Secretary |
* Their appointment to the
Coastal Aquaculture Authority was notified separately.
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