National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 > Chapter 7 : Protection of Coastal Resources > Part 4 : Use of coastal public property > 65. Award of coastal use permits on coastal public property

[Section 65 heading substituted by section 36 of Act No. 36 of 2014]

(1)	The Minister may by notice in the Gazette—

(a)	list activities that—

(i)	are prohibited within coastal public property; or

(ii)	require a coastal use permit from the Minister; and

(b)	set different user charges for coastal use permits in terms of paragraph (a)(ii),

provided that such activities do not require environmental authorisation in terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act.

(2)	No person may—

(a)	undertake an activity prohibited in terms of subsection (1)(a)(i);

(b)	undertake an activity referred to in subsection (1)(a)(ii) without a coastal use permit; or

(c)	contravene any conditions determined in a coastal use permit referred to in section 66.

(3)	A coastal use permit in terms of subsection (1)(a)(ii) may, subject to section 66, be awarded by the Minister either—

(a)	on application by a person; or

(b)	if the Minister so determines in any specific case, through a prescribed process.

(4)	An application for a coastal use permit must be lodged in the prescribed manner.

(5)	A coastal use permit awarded in terms of this Chapter does not relieve the holder thereof from the obligation to—

(a)	obtain any other coastal authorisation that may be required in terms of this Act or any other authorisation in terms of other legislation; or

(b)	comply with any other legislation.

[Section 65 substituted by section 36 of Act No. 36 of 2014]

National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)