An Act to authorize the Department of Public Safety to close public beaches; and for other purposes (P.L. No. 14-48). Country/Territory Northern Mariana Is. (USA) Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Sea Keyword Coastal zone management Disasters Navigation Geographical area Oceania Abstract This Act authorizes the Department of Public Safety to close public beaches during potentially hazardous circumstances. Beaches can be closed in case of natural disasters such as typhoons and other tropical storms and abnormal tidal waves and other extreme climatic or environmental conditions. No person shall use any public beach when a notice of closure has been published. Full text English Website www.cnmileg.gov.mp