{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coast-protection-act-1949/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coast-protection-act-1949/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/74",
  "legislation_title": "Coast Protection Act 1949",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coast-protection-act-1949",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Coast protection authorities.",
  "text": "(1) The council of each maritime . . . district shall, subject to the provisions of any order under the next following section, be the coast protection authority for the . . . district, as the case may be.\n(2) A coast protection authority shall have such powers and perform such duties in connection with the protection of land in their area as are conferred or imposed on coast protection authorities by this Act.\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 1(3) repealed by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 29"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of the provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/74/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:20:11.869147+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}