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Biblioteca Act on coastal protection (No. 78 of 2017).

Act on coastal protection (No. 78 of 2017).

Act on coastal protection (No. 78 of 2017).
Bekendtgørelse af lov om kystbeskyttelse.

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The purpose of this Act is to protect national coasts to avoid flooding and degradation of land from the sea, fiords and other territorial sea areas. Coastal protection methods take into consideration the following: economic consideration, coastal protection measures of technical and environmental quality, coastal landscape conservation and restoration, recreational use of the coast, ensure the maintenance of existing access to the coast, and other issues of significant importance for coastal protection. The Minister for Transportation shall regulate the Act’s guidance in adherence to sea territory environment protection international conventions laid out by the EU. On beach-shores and other coastal areas with no coherent turf or other contiguous land vegetation, and on land within a distance of 100 meters from where vegetation begins, the Minister of Transport shall grant authorization of performing coastal protection measures and fixed installations, such as digging, drilling, pumping, suction, or any terrain change methods.The Act consists of 5 Chapters: Purpose (1); Municipality jurisdictions for coastal protection measures (1a); Maintenance of coastal protection (2); Regulatory provisions (3); Appeals (4); Injunction, penalty and entry into force (5).

Implemented by: Order No. 1130 on dumping of occupied sea-bed material (dredging). (2015-09-23)
Amended by: Act amending Mining Code, Coastal Protection and Marine Strategy Acts (No. 178 of 2015). (2015-02-24)

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