78Power to Secretary to grant permits

78 Power to Secretary to grant permits S. 78(1) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 Item 76.76), 87/1997 ss 32(1)(a), 42(Sch. item 41(a)). (1) Upon application made to the Secretary, and upon payment of the prescribed fee, the Secretary may grant to any person a permit in writing authorizing that person— S. 78(1)(a) repealed by No. 7/1988 s. 9(f)(i). S. 78(1)(b) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 Item 76.76), 87/1997 item 41(a)), repealed by No. 45/2008 s. 23. (c) to do, for specified scientific purposes, a specified act or acts constituting interference with whales; S. 78(1)(d) substituted by No. 7/1988 s. 9(f)(ii). (d) to have dead whales in the person's possession or treat or otherwise deal with dead whales in a specified manner and for specified scientific or educational purposes; S. 78(1)(e) substituted by No. 7/1988 s. 9(f)(ii). (e) to have live whales in the person's possession in the course of rescuing stranded whales or rehabilitating injured whales; S. 78(1)(f) substituted by No. 7/1988 s. 9(f)(ii). (f) to have live whales temporarily in the person's possession in the whale's natural habitat for specified scientific or educational purposes. S. 78(1)(g) inserted by No. 87/1997 s. 32(1)(b), repealed by No. 3/2002 s. 9(1). (2) A permit shall specify the class or classes of whales, and the number of whales, or the respective number of whales of each class, in relation to which it applies. (3) A permit shall remain in force until the day (if any) specified in the permit for its expiry or, if no such day is specified, for a period of not more than twelve months. S. 78(3A) inserted by No. 87/1997 s. 32(2), repealed by No. 3/2002 s. 9(2). S. 78(3B) inserted by No. 87/1997 s. 32(2), amended by No. 3/2002 s. 9(3)(a)(b). (3B) The Secretary may renew a permit granted under subsection (1), upon application from the holder of the permit, unless the Secretary is satisfied that— (a) the holder has been found guilty of an offence against this Act or the regulations; or (b) the holder has failed to comply with this Act, the regulations or the conditions of the permit. S. 78(3C) inserted by s. 32(2), repealed by No. 3/2002 s. 9(2). S. 78(4) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 76.76), 87/1997 item 41(b)). (4) The Secretary shall cause registers to be kept showing particulars of permits in force from time to time. S. 79