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Coast Protection Act 1949

12 & 13 & 14 Geo. 6 c. 74 · Enacted 24 November 1949 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the law relating to the protection of the coast of Great Britain against erosion and encroachment by the sea; to provide for the restriction and removal of works detrimental to navigation; to transfer the management of Crown foreshore from the Minister of Transport to the Commissioners of Crown Lands; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

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Act: certain functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred by S.I. 1978/272, art. 2, Sch. 1; and by S.I. 1985/442, art. 2 it is provided that the functions of the Secretary of State under this Act, so far as, immediately before the coming into operation of that 1985 S.I. (1.4.1985), entrusted to the Secretary of State for the Environment, are transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

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Act restricted by Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (c. 53, SIF 102), s. 44(4)

Act: any reference (however framed) to the National Rivers Authority, and any reference which falls to be construed as such a reference, shall be construed (E.W.S.) (1.4.1996) as a reference to the Environment Agency by virtue of S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1

Act: powers transferred (1.7.1999) (except as mentioned in Sch. 1 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.1

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Act: power to amend conferred (E.W.) (1.10.2010) by Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29), ss. 28, 49(3) (with s. 49(1)(6)); S.I. 2010/2169, art. 4, Sch.

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Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

Contents

  1. Part I: Coast Protection
  2. Coast protection authorities
  3. 1Coast protection authorities.
  4. 2Constitution of coast protection boards.
  5. 2ACoastal erosion risk management authorities
  6. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. Execution of coast protection work
  8. 4General powers of coast protection authorities.
  9. 5Objections to, and approval of, proposals to carry out coast protection work.
  10. 6Power to make schemes for carrying out work.
  11. 7Works schemes providing for coast protection charges.
  12. 8Confirmation of works schemes.
  13. 9Carrying out of work provided for by works schemes.
  14. 10Recovery of coast protection charges.
  15. 11Incidence of coast protection charges, etc.
  16. 12General powers of maintenance and repair of works.
  17. 13Recovery of cost of maintenance of works not constucted under works schemes.
  18. 14Compulsory acquisition of land.
  19. 15Provisions as to subsisting obligations to carry out coast protection work.
  20. General and supplementary provisions relating to Part I
  21. 16Consent of coast protection authority required to carrying out of coast protection work.
  22. 17Notification to coast protection authority of coast protection work to be carried out by certain authorities.
  23. 18Prohibition of excavation etc., of materials on or under the seashore.
  24. 19Provisions as to compensation.
  25. 20Contributions towards expenses of coast protection. Repealed
  26. 21Exchequer grants.
  27. 22Power to use for incidental purposes land acquired for coast protection.
  28. 23Power of coast protection authority to sell materials.
  29. 24Provisions as to arbitrations.
  30. 25Powers of entry and inspection.
  31. 26Power of coast protection authorities to require information as to ownership of land.
  32. 27Acquisition by coast protection authority of right of passage for facilitating coast protection work.
  33. 28Power of Minister to facilitate coast protection work.
  34. 29Default powers of Minister.
  35. 30Transfer and compensation of officers, and superannuation rights.
  36. 31Repeal or amendment of local Acts.
  37. 32Application to the Crown.
  38. 33Provisions as to land belonging to ecclesiastical corporations.
  39. Part II: Provisions for Safety of Navigation Repealed
  40. 34Restriction of works detrimental to navigation. Repealed
  41. 35Operations excepted from s. 34. Repealed
  42. 36Enforcement of s. 34. Repealed
  43. 36AImposition by Secretary of State of safety requirements in cases of emergency. Repealed
  44. Part III
  45. 37—40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  46. Part IV: Supplementary
  47. 41Expenses.
  48. 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  49. 43Penalties for offences.
  50. 44Regulations and orders.
  51. 45Service of notices and other documents.
  52. 46Local inquiries.
  53. 47Savings.
  54. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  55. 49Interpretation.
  56. 50Short title and extent.
  57. Schedule FIRST: Procedure for making Orders and Provisions as to the validity of Orders
  58. Part I
  59. General Provisions
  60. 1Paragraph 1
  61. 2Paragraph 2
  62. 3Paragraph 3
  63. 4Paragraph 4
  64. Part II
  65. Certain Orders to be subject to Special Parliamentary Procedure
  66. 5Paragraph 5
  67. Part III
  68. Provisions with respect to the validity of Orders not confirmed by Parliament
  69. 6Paragraph 6
  70. 7Paragraph 7
  71. Part IV
  72. Application to Scotland
  73. 8Paragraph 8
  74. Schedule SECOND: Provisions as to Orders restricting Excavation of Materials from the Seashore
  75. Part I
  76. General Provisions
  77. 1Paragraph 1
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. 3Paragraph 3
  80. 4Paragraph 4
  81. 5Paragraph 5
  82. 6Paragraph 6
  83. 7Paragraph 7
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  87. Part II
  88. Interim Orders
  89. 11Paragraph 11
  90. 12Paragraph 12
  91. 13Paragraph 13
  92. 14Paragraph 14
  93. 15Paragraph 15
  94. Part III
  95. Application to Scotland
  96. 16Paragraph 16
  97. Schedule THIRDSchedule THIRD
  98. Schedule FOURTH: Waters excluded for purposes of definitions of “Sea” and “Seashore”
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