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Coast Conservation Act (No. 57 of 1981) - Sect 11

Survey of Coastal Zone

11.
(1) As soon as practicable after the appointed date, the Director shall cause a survey to be made of the Coastal Zone and shall prepare a report based on the results of such survey. The report shall include"
(a) an inventory of ail structures, roads, excavations, harbours, outfalls, dumping sites and other works located in the Coastal Zone ;
(b) an inventory of all coral reefs found within the Coastal Zone ;
(c) an inventory of all commercially exploitable mineral deposits, both proven and suspected, located within the Coastal Zone ;
(d) an inventory of all areas within the Coastal Zone or religious significance or of unique scenic value or of value for recreational purposes, including those areas most suitable for recreational bathing ;
(e) an inventory of all estuarine or wetland areas within the Coastal Zone with an indication of their significance as fisheries or wildlife habitat ;
(f) an inventory of all areas within the Coastal Zone of special value for research regarding coastal phenomena, including fisheries and shell fisheries, sea erosion, littoral movements and related subjects ;
(g) an inventory of all areas within the Coastal Zone from which coral, sand, sea shells or other substances are regularly removed for commercial or industrial purposes ;
(h) an assessment of the impact of sea erosion on the Coastal Zone including a quantified indication, by geographical location, of the amount of land lost thereby, an estimate of the economic cost of such loss and the extent to which human activity has contributed to such loss;
(i) an estimate of the quantities of sand, coral, sea shells and other substances being removed from the Coastal Zone, together with an estimate of the extent to which such quantities can be supplied from other sources or other materials and an analysis of the economic practicability of doing so : and
(j) a census, classified by geographical areas, and by activity, of all workers currently engaged on a regular basis in the removal of coral, sand, sea shells or other substances from the Coastal Zone and a census of the dependants of such workers and estimate of the per capita income obtained from these activities.
(2) In preparing the report under subsection (i), the Director shall have regard to relevant data and information collected or compiled by Government departments, institutions and other agencies, and it shall be the duty of the heads of such departments, institutions and agencies to furnish any such data or information as may be reasonably required by the Director for the purpose of preparing such report.

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