Notwithstanding the provisions of the Sea-shore Act, 1935 (Act No. 21 of 1935), and subject to the provisions of any regulation made under section 45, no person shall collect and remove or cause to be collected and removed any
aquatic plants or shells from the sea or the sea-shore, except for his own use and in the prescribed quantities, without being the holder of a permit issued by the Minister and otherwise than in accordance with the conditions contained in
the permit.