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Sea-shore Act.

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Legislation
Date
1935 (1997)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 3-7.
Long title
An Act to declare the State President to be the owner of the seashore and the sea with the territorial waters of the Republic; and to provide for the grant of rights in respect of the sea-shore and the sea, and for the alienation of portions of the sea-shore and the sera and for matters incidental thereto.
Subject
Land & soil, Sea
Keyword
Coastal zone management Offences/penalties Management/conservation
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

This Act provides for the management and conservation of the sea-shore meaning the water and the land between the low-water mark and the high-water mark. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the State President shall be the owner of the sea-shore and the sea, except of any portion thereof which was lawfully alienated before the commencement of this Act or may be alienated hereafter under this Act or under any other law. The Minister may, on such conditions as he may deem expedient, let any portion of the sea-shore and the sea for specified purposes. The Minister may, let, sell or donate any portion of the sea-shore and the sea of which the State President is by section two declared to be the owner, to any local authority. The Minister may authorize the use of any portion of the sea-shore and the sea of which the State President is by section two declared to be the owner, for Government purposes. The Minster may cause any land in the sea or on the sea-shore to be reclaimed and such reclaimed land shall be State-owned land. The Minister may make regulations, or by notice in the Provincial Gazette authorize any local authority, in regard to any portion of the sea-shore and the sea situated within or adjoining the area of jurisdiction of such local authority, with his approval to make regulations. (14 sections)

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (No. 24 of 2008).

Legislation | South Africa | 2009

Keyword: Marine pollution, Integrated management, Cultural heritage, Coastal zone management, Public land, Expropriation, Protected area, Land-use planning, Institution, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Wetlands, Marine protected areas, Effluent waste water/discharge, Inland waters, Ecosystem preservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX