# The Cockles and Mussels (Specified Area) (Wales) Order 2011, Article 6


(1) The Welsh Ministers may issue a permit to—
(a) any person who held a permit to fish for or take mussels in the specified area during the period from 1 September in the preceding year until 31 August in the year during which the permit being applied for will commence; and
(b) forty applicants who hold a current Foreshore Gatherers Safety Training Certificate.
(2) Applications for the permits that the Welsh Ministers may issue pursuant to sub-paragraph (1)(b) will be considered in chronological order of receipt and those forty permits will be issued to the first forty applicants where eligibility in accordance with that sub-paragraph is established.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/1988/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cockles-and-mussels-specified-area-wales-order-2011/article-6
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