This Act applies to all aquaculture in the Province. When exempted from the application of this Act by the regulations, this Act or any provision of it does not apply to the following: a person or class of persons; land or a class of lands; a site or a class of sites; aquatic organisms or a class of aquatic organisms; or an activity or a class of activity. For the application of this Act the Minister may: enter into agreements with any organization, agency, person or Minister of the Crown, or with the government of a province or territory of Canada, or the Government of Canada or a foreign country or state; establish advisory committees; establish provincial policies, standards, procedures and guidelines related to aquaculture; make an order designating any area in the Province as an aquaculture management area; make an order designating any land in the Province as aquaculture land; make protection order directing persons to stop or refrain from engaging in certain activities. The Minister shall establish a Registry and appoint an employee of the Department as Registrar. The Act also provides for the discipline of lease, licence and permits, as well as standards and requirements for dealing with aquaculture products. Section 4 concerns aquaculture health and welfare; among these the Act considers containment measures and requirements, conditions to report and form of reporting, designation of a controlled aquaculture area, etc. Follow provisions concerning enforcement, inspection, record keeping, offences and penalties.
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