The Minister may, subject to such conditions and on payment of such fees as determined by him with the
concurrence of the Minister of Finance, on application by any person, issue a permit for the collection and removal of
aquatic plants or shells from the sea or the sea-shore: Provided that -
(a) before issuing a permit in respect of an area situated in or bordering on the area of jurisdiction of a local
authority, he shall consult that local authority;
(b) if he is of opinion that the issue of a permit will encroach upon the enjoyment of the sea or the sea-shore by the general public or upon the rights of an interested person in the area concerned, he shall direct the applicant to -
(i) notify the interested person in writing of his application; and
(ii) cause a notice drawing the attention of the public to his application to be published in an Afrikaans and English newspaper circulating in the area in question,
in which they are requested to submit in writing to the director-general for the Minister’s decision within a specified period of at least 30 days from the date of the notice, any objections to his application.
