Coastal Zone Management Plan

(1) The Chief Executive Officer shall, not later than three years after the appointed date, submit to the Board a comprehensive Coastal Zone Management Plan (hereinafter referred to as “the Plan”). The Plan shall include– (a) guidelines to be used in determining the suitability of particular development activities in the coastal zone; (b) guidelines for the general monitoring of the coastal zone, including its biological species, communities and habitats; (c) proposals, including existing proposals from Government agencies, relating to the coastal zone which deal with the following subjects, (i) land use; (ii) planning for the establishment of marine protected areas and for the conservation of threatened or potentially threatened or endangered species; 24 (iii) preservation and management of the scenic, cultural and other natural (iv) recreation and tourism; (v) monitoring of the environment and natural resources, mineral extraction, living resources, human settlements, agriculture, aquaculture, and industry; (d) proposals for the reservation of land or water in the coastal zone for certain uses, or for the prohibition of certain activities in certain areas of the coastal zone; (e) recommendations for the improvement of education as well as participation in management of coastal resources; and (f) recommendations for strengthening governmental policies and powers and the conduct of research for the purposes of coastal resources conservation and management. (2) The Chief Executive Officer shall, in the preparation of the Plan, consult with all affected governmental agencies, statutory bodies, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. (3) The Board shall, within sixty days of the Plan being submitted to it by the Chief Executive Officer, make modifications, if any, to the Plan, and by Order published in the Gazette, notify the public that it is available for public inspection. Any person may, within sixty days of the date on which the Plan is made available for public inspection, submit any comments thereon to the Authority in writing. 25 (4) At the end of the period of sixty days referred to in sub- section (3), the Board may approve the Plan subject to such modifications, if any, as it may consider necessary, having regard to any comments submitted to it under sub-section (3). (5) After approving the Plan as specified in sub-section (4), the Board shall submit the Plan (together with any comments received from the public) to the Minister for his approval. (6) After approving the Plan, the Minister shall table the Plan in the House of Representatives for approval by the House by affirmative resolution. (7) Upon the approval of the Plan by the House, it shall be published in three consecutive issues of the Gazette. (8) The Plan shall come into operation on the date of the last publication or on such later date as may be specified therein. (9) The Plan shall be revised during the period of four years commencing from the date of its coming into operation, and during such revision, the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) shall, mutatis mutandis, apply in respect of every such revision. (10) The Plan shall be implemented by governmental and non-governmental agencies responsible for aspects of the Plan. (11) The Authority shall, in consultation with all affected governmental and non-governmental agencies, monitor the implementation of the Plan.