ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
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Preliminary Report
Legal Consultancy

drafted by Annick Van Houtte
Development Law Service
Legal Office

UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
Rome, June 1992

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

FOREWORD

Background and terms of reference
Acknowledgements

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Facts
Findings and Conclusions
Recommendations

INTRODUCTION: AQUACULTURE IN THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

PART I:   THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

1   Background

2   The central authorities with some authority over the development of aquaculture

2.1   The Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources

2.1.1   The Department of Fisheries: the government infrastructure and support for aquaculture
2.1.2   The Veterinary Department
2.1.3   The Water Development Department
2.1.4   The Geological Survey Department
2.1.5   The Environmental Service

2.2   The Ministry of Interior

2.2.1   The Town and Country Planning Department
2.2.2   The Game and Fauna Service

2.3   The Ministry of Finance
2.3   The Planning Bureau
2.4   The Ministry of Commerce and Industry
2.5   The Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance
2.6   The Ministry of Health
2.7   The Ministry of Communications and Works
2.8   The Council for the Protection of the Environment and the Environment Committee

2.8.1   The Council for the Protection of the Environment
2.8.2   The Inter-Ministerial Environment Committee

3   Authorities relevant for purposes of aquaculture at intermediate levels

4   Authorities relevant for purposes of aquaculture at local level

PART II:   THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK

1   The Fisheries Legislation

1.1   The Aquaculture licence
1.2   The Oyster Fishery Order

2   The approval process for the use of land

2.1   Land-based fish farms in Cyprus

2.1.1   The Town and Country Planning Law, 1972
2.1.2   The Streets and Buildings Law, Cap. 96
2.1.3   Other permits

a.   The foreshore permits
b.   The Piers Licence

2.2   Fish farms located in the Sovereign British Base Areas

3   Fish farming lease applications and the form of the leases

4   Access to and use of water: The supply of water and the quality of water supply

4.1   Access to and use of water

4.1.1   Generalities
4.1.2   The control of the use of and access to water
4.1.3   The control of impoundment works
4.1.4   The borehole/wells licence
4.1.5   Some specific cases: the legal framework for aquaculture in dams and the use of government immovable property such as lakes, rivers, streams and water resources, etc.

a.   The legal framework for aquaculture in dams
b.   The “use licence”

4.1.6   The legal framework for floating cages within the territorial waters

4.2   The quality of water supply and discharge

4.2.1   Background
4.2.2   The quality of water supply
4.2.3   The quality of water discharge

a.   The Control of Water Pollution Law, Nr 69/91
b.   The Fisheries Legislation
c.   International Conventions

5   Rules regarding the movement of fish

5.1   The Fisheries Legislation
5.2   The Import/Export provisions

6   Aquaculture and the environment

6.1   Protected zones or areas

6.1.1   Protected Water Areas
6.1.2   Land Zoning Classifications
6.1.3   Marine and coastal protected areas
6.1.4   Others

6.2   Fish disease
6.3   Predators control
6.4   Escape of fish versus ownership of fish
6.5   The use of chemicals and medicines

7   Financial incentives for Aquaculture

7.1   Financial assistance schemes
7.2   Taxation and aquaculture

PART III:   SUMMARY OF THE RELEVANT AUTHORIZATIONS/PERMITS TO ENGAGE IN AQUACULTURE OPERATIONS

ANNEXES

ANNEXE 1   Persons met

ANNEXE 2   References

ABBREVIATIONS