26Issue of certificate before collection

26  Issue of certificate before collection

 (1) This section applies if a person gives the Minister a pre‑collection notice for a collection activity.

 (2) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving the notice, issue a certificate (a collection notification certificate) for the collection activity to the person.

Note 1: If no pre‑collection notice for the collection activity has been given, a collection notification certificate for the activity may be issued under subsection 28(2).

Note 2: The Minister must publish a copy of the certificate on the Register (see subsection 109(1)).

Contents of certificate

 (3) The collection notification certificate issued under subsection (2) must:

 (a) set out the information included in the notice in accordance with paragraph 21(1)(b) (about pre‑collection matters); and

 (b) specify the BBNJ identifier (if known) for the collection activity; and

Note: The collection notification certificate may be varied to include information about the post‑collection matters for any marine genetic resources collected during the collection activity (see subsection 29(2)).