# Coast Protection Act 1949, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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.
[24th November 1949]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/74/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coast-protection-act-1949/introduction
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