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Acts & Ordinances
COAST CONSERVATION
Marginal Notes
1. This Act may be cited as the Coast Conservation Act, No. 57 of 1981, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the "appointed date").
2. Administration of coastal zone vested in the Republic.
3. Section - 3
4. Duties and functions of the Director.
5. Director to delegate any of his powers, duties or functions under part III, to Government Agent.
6. Coast Conservation Advisory Council.
7. Functions of the Council.
8. Term of office of appointed members of the Council.
9. Acts or proceedings of the Council deemed not to be invalid by reason of any vacancy or defect in the appointment of a member.
10. Meeting of the Council.
11. Survey of Coastal Zone.
12. Coastal Zone Management.
13. Minister to prescribe criteria to issue permits.
14. Issue of permits.
15. Conditions for issue of permits.
16. Environmental impact assessment.
17. Conditions attached to permits.
18. Duration and .renewal of permits.
19. Variation of conditions of permit.
20. Execution of schemes of coast conservation.
21. Appeals.
22. Provision of this Part not to apply to the maintenance or dredging of existing navigation channels.
23. Transitional provisions.
24. Permits for the occupation of the foreshore or sea bed.
25. Director to give directions for prevention or intrusion of waste or foreign matter the Coastal Zone.
26. Powers of entry.
27. Returns.
28. Contravention of the provisions of section 14 an offence under this Act.
29. Offences.
30. Additional fine.
31. Demolition of unauthorized structures, &c.
32. Regulations.
33. Savings.
34. Savings as to the rights of the Republic.
35. Protection for action taken in good faith.
36. Applications of certain written laws to the Coastal Zone.
37. Amendment to section 56 of the Housing and Town Improvement Ordinance.
38. Amendment to section 29 of the Town an Country Planning Ordinance.
39. Repeal of section 7 and 8 of the Tourist Development Act, No. 14 of 1968.
40. Amendment of section 13 of the Mines and Minerals Law, No. 4 of 1973.
41. Insertion of new section 11 A in the Soil Conservation Act.
42. Interpretation.