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Ministerial Order No. 69/2020 delegating the management and planning of the coastal zone and beaches to the Municipal Council of Maputo City, the matters to be exercised in the territorial area of ​​the Municipality, administration and planning of the coastal zone and beaches, installation of mandatory information systems, authorization of sporting activities , religious, cultural and recreational, policing of the coastal zone and beaches, and protection and safety of bathers.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República, I Série, No. 237.
Subject
Environment gen., Sea
Keyword
Local government Coastal zone management Marine pollution Marine protected areas Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation Monitoring Sustainable use Protected area Management/conservation Pollution control Effluent waste water/discharge Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Entry into force notes
This Ministerial Order enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Ministerial Order delegates the management and planning of the coastal zone and beaches to the Municipal Council of Maputo City, the matters to be exercised in the territorial area of ​​the Municipality, administration and planning of the coastal zone and beaches, installation of mandatory information systems, authorization of sporting activities, religious, cultural and recreational, policing of the coastal zone and beaches, and protection and safety of bathers. The Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, using the powers defined in Decree No. 97/2020 of 4 November, approving the Regulation for the Management and Planning of the Coastal Zone and Beaches, in conjunction with article 42 of Law No. 14/2011 of 10 August, regulating the Public Administration and establishes the rules for the defense of the rights and interests of individuals, decides to delegate, within the scope of the management and planning of the coastal zone and beaches, to the Municipal Council of Maputo City, the following matters to be exercised in the territorial area of ​​the Municipality: a) Administration and planning of the coastal zone and beaches; b) Installation of mandatory information systems; c) authorization of sporting, cultural and recreational activities; d) Policing the coastal zone and beaches; and e) Protection and safety of bathers. The purpose of this Ministerial Order is to ensure that the Municipal Council of Maputo City ensures that coastal areas and beaches, common use goods of citizens, fulfill their socio-environmental function, complying with the principles of integrated and shared territorial management, of respect diversity and decentralization, as well as rationalization and efficiency of use, promoting the correct use and occupation of the coastal zone and beaches.

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