National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)Chapter 6 : Coastal ManagementPart 6 : Review of coastal management programmes55. Review of municipal coastal management programmes |
| (1) | The MEC may at any time review a municipal coastal management programme. |
| (2) | The MEC must, in reviewing the municipal coastal management programme, determine whether or not it— |
| (a) | meets the requirements specified in section 49; |
| (b) | is consistent with the national and the provincial coastal management programmes; |
| (c) | gives adequate protection to coastal public property; and |
| (d) | was prepared in a manner that allowed for effective participation by interested and affected parties. |
| (3) | If, after considering the advice of the Provincial Coastal Committee, the MEC believes that a municipal coastal management programme does not meet all the criteria referred to in subsection (2), the MEC must, by notice to the municipality concerned, require the municipality to amend or replace the municipal coastal management programme within a reasonable period, which must be specified in the notice. |
| (4) | A municipality that receives a notice in terms of subsection (3), must amend or replace the municipal coastal management programme by following the same procedure used to prepare and adopt it in terms of this Act except that the new or amended coastal management programme may not be finally adopted without the consent of the MEC. |