(1) Any person intending to introduce any specimen of species included in Appendix I of Schedule IV in India shall make an application electronically to the management Authority for permission to do so.
(2) Every application for introduction from the sea of any specimen of species shall be accompanied with an undertaking in Form IV to the effect that such specimen of a species shall not be used for commercial purposes.
(3) On receipt of the application in Form I, the Management Authority shall within a period of fifteen days, seek advice of Scientific Authority to the effect that the introduction from the sea will not be detrimental to the survival of the species.
(4) The Scientific Authority, on receipt of such request, shall within a period of thirty days, if it is satisfied forward its advice to the Management Authority.
(5) The Management Authority shall, within a period of fifteen days from the receipt of the application, grant certificate of introduction from the sea in Form III, after considering the following conditions, namely:-
(a) the application is accompanied with requisite documents as per sub-rule (1) and the fee under sub-rule (2) of Rule 3;
(b) the resolutions of the Convention are complied with; and
(c) the provisions of the Act and rules made thereunder have been duly complied with.
(6) Every certificate of introduction from sea of specimen of species shall be valid for a period of six months from the date of its issue.