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Coast Protection Act 1949 in Northern Ireland

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. Coast protection authorities
  2. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. Execution of coast protection work
  4. 7Works schemes providing for coast protection charges.
  5. 15Provisions as to subsisting obligations to carry out coast protection work.
  6. 29Default powers of Minister.
  7. 30Transfer and compensation of officers, and superannuation rights.
  8. 31Repeal or amendment of local Acts.
  9. 32Application to the Crown.
  10. 33Provisions as to land belonging to ecclesiastical corporations.
  11. Part III
  12. 37—40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. Part IV: Supplementary
  14. 41Expenses.
  15. 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 43Penalties for offences.
  17. 44Regulations and orders.
  18. 46Local inquiries.
  19. 47Savings.
  20. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 50Short title and extent.
  22. Schedule FIRST: Procedure for making Orders and Provisions as to the validity of Orders
  23. Part I
  24. General Provisions
  25. 2Paragraph 2
  26. 3Paragraph 3
  27. 4Paragraph 4
  28. Part II
  29. Certain Orders to be subject to Special Parliamentary Procedure
  30. 5Paragraph 5
  31. Part III
  32. Provisions with respect to the validity of Orders not confirmed by Parliament
  33. 6Paragraph 6
  34. 7Paragraph 7
  35. Part IV
  36. Application to Scotland
  37. Schedule SECOND: Provisions as to Orders restricting Excavation of Materials from the Seashore
  38. Part I
  39. General Provisions
  40. 1Paragraph 1
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  50. Part II
  51. Interim Orders
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  56. 15Paragraph 15
  57. Part III
  58. Application to Scotland
  59. 16Paragraph 16
  60. Schedule THIRDSchedule THIRD
  61. Schedule FOURTH: Waters excluded for purposes of definitions of “Sea” and “Seashore”
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