Town and Country Planning (Public Beaches Planning Area) Regulations, 1992 (G.N. No. 76 of 1992).

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The areas of land described in the Schedule are hereby declared to be planning areas for purposes of the Town and Country Planning Ordinance (para. 4). Subject to paragraphs 6 and 7 no development other than conservation and water-related activities shall be carried out within such area without a planning consent or contrary to a planning scheme prepared by the Minister (para. 5). "Water-related activities" includes tourism, aquarecreation, luxury beach hotels, boat and ship building, harbours, mining, security structures, and fishing (para. 3). Where a planning scheme is prepared for a planning area which fronts the ocean, a strip of land of at least 60 metres measured from the high-water mark shall be reserved exclusively for conservation and water-related activities. For lakes such strip of land shall measure at least 30 metres measured from the high-water mark (paras. 6 and 7). (9 paragraphs)

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