Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)

Regulations

Purchase

(1)	A mariculture permit holder shall take all reasonable measures to avoid or minimise any harmful environmental impact caused by mariculture, including the discharge of effluent and the disposal of sludge.

(2)	For the purposes of subregulation (1)—

(a)	"effluent" means any liquid d waste produced by mariculture including emulsions, solids in suspension and unwanted water which has been used for mariculture; and

(b)	"sludge" means any solid or semi-solid, organic waste from mariculture, whether or not it also contains non-organic substances.