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Beach Protection Ordinance (No. 12 of 1985).

Country/Territory
British Virgin Islands (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 32-82.
Long title
An Ordinance to provide for the preservation and protection of beaches in the Virgin Islands and related matters.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Coastal zone management Erosion Authorization/permit Pollution control Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The Ordinance provides for the protection of the coastline of the British Virgin Islands. No person shall remove any natural barrier against the sea or take away or dig any gravel, sand, stone, etc. except under authority of a permit granted by the Minister. At any rate no person shall remove any land if this results in inroads into land by the sea. The permit may be obtained by an application to be made according to section 5. The Minister may attach conditions to a permit. No digging shall take place at night. The Ordinance further prohibits the pollution of the foreshore (sect. 6) and prescribes offences and penalties (sects. 7 and 8). The Minister may delegate functions under this Ordinance to the Development Control Authority. (11 sections)

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