40. | (1) Every application for a licence under section 39 shall be made in the prescribed form to a Licensing Officer of the Administrative District in which the aquaculture enterprise is to be operated and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee. |
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| (2) If there is no Licensing Officer appointed for the Administrative District in which the aquaculture enterprise is proposed to be operated, the application may be made to the Director. |
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| (3) On receipt of an application under subsection (1) or (2) the Licensing Officer or the Director, as the case may be, shall either grant a licence for the operation of the aquaculture enterprise referred to in the application or, for reasons to be recorded by him, refuse to grant a licence for such operation. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts