6.

(1)

The Welsh Ministers may issue a permit to—

(a)

any person who held a permit to fish for or take F1mussels 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.