Foreshore Development Act (Cap. 90). Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Legislation Date 1975 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to regulate the carrying out of works on the foreshore. Subject Land & soil, Sea Keyword Land-use planning Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Coastal zone management Geographical area Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act concerns the protection and development of the foreshore, e.g. the land below mean high water mark and the bed of the sea within the territorial waters of Vanuatu (including the ports and harbours thereof) and including land below mean high water mark in any lagoon having direct access to the open sea. No person shall undertake or cause or permit to be undertaken any development on the foreshore of the coast of any island in Vanuatu without having first obtained the written consent to s Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Amended by Foreshore Development (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 17 of 2013). Legislation | Vanuatu | 2013 Keyword: Coastal zone management, Land-use planning, Authorization/permit, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX