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Coast Protection Act 1949 in Scotland

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.

Commencement

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Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

Contents

  1. Part I: Coast Protection
  2. Coast protection authorities
  3. 2Constitution of coast protection boards.
  4. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. Execution of coast protection work
  6. 4General powers of coast protection authorities.
  7. 5Objections to, and approval of, proposals to carry out coast protection work.
  8. 6Power to make schemes for carrying out work.
  9. 7Works schemes providing for coast protection charges.
  10. 8Confirmation of works schemes.
  11. 9Carrying out of work provided for by works schemes.
  12. 10Recovery of coast protection charges.
  13. 11Incidence of coast protection charges, etc.
  14. 12General powers of maintenance and repair of works.
  15. 13Recovery of cost of maintenance of works not constucted under works schemes.
  16. 14Compulsory acquisition of land.
  17. 15Provisions as to subsisting obligations to carry out coast protection work.
  18. General and supplementary provisions relating to Part I
  19. 16Consent of coast protection authority required to carrying out of coast protection work.
  20. 18Prohibition of excavation etc., of materials on or under the seashore.
  21. 19Provisions as to compensation.
  22. 21Exchequer grants.
  23. 22Power to use for incidental purposes land acquired for coast protection.
  24. 23Power of coast protection authority to sell materials.
  25. 24Provisions as to arbitrations.
  26. 25Powers of entry and inspection.
  27. 26Power of coast protection authorities to require information as to ownership of land.
  28. 27Acquisition by coast protection authority of right of passage for facilitating coast protection work.
  29. 28Power of Minister to facilitate coast protection work.
  30. 29Default powers of Minister.
  31. 30Transfer and compensation of officers, and superannuation rights.
  32. 31Repeal or amendment of local Acts.
  33. 32Application to the Crown.
  34. 33Provisions as to land belonging to ecclesiastical corporations.
  35. Part II: Provisions for Safety of Navigation Repealed
  36. 34Restriction of works detrimental to navigation. Repealed
  37. 35Operations excepted from s. 34. Repealed
  38. 36Enforcement of s. 34. Repealed
  39. 36AImposition by Secretary of State of safety requirements in cases of emergency. Repealed
  40. Part III
  41. 37—40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  42. Part IV: Supplementary
  43. 41Expenses.
  44. 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  45. 43Penalties for offences.
  46. 44Regulations and orders.
  47. 46Local inquiries.
  48. 47Savings.
  49. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  50. 50Short title and extent.
  51. Schedule FIRST: Procedure for making Orders and Provisions as to the validity of Orders
  52. Part I
  53. General Provisions
  54. 2Paragraph 2
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. Part II
  58. Certain Orders to be subject to Special Parliamentary Procedure
  59. 5Paragraph 5
  60. Part III
  61. Provisions with respect to the validity of Orders not confirmed by Parliament
  62. 6Paragraph 6
  63. 7Paragraph 7
  64. Part IV
  65. Application to Scotland
  66. 8Paragraph 8
  67. Schedule SECOND: Provisions as to Orders restricting Excavation of Materials from the Seashore
  68. Part I
  69. General Provisions
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. 3Paragraph 3
  73. 4Paragraph 4
  74. 5Paragraph 5
  75. 6Paragraph 6
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  80. Part II
  81. Interim Orders
  82. 11Paragraph 11
  83. 12Paragraph 12
  84. 13Paragraph 13
  85. 14Paragraph 14
  86. 15Paragraph 15
  87. Part III
  88. Application to Scotland
  89. 16Paragraph 16
  90. Schedule THIRDSchedule THIRD
  91. Schedule FOURTH: Waters excluded for purposes of definitions of “Sea” and “Seashore”
  92. 1Paragraph 1
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