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Section 6A: Beach enforcement officers

Beach Authority Act

This section is inserted by Act No 13 of 2019, section 4.

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6A. Beach enforcement officers (1) The Authority shall, in the exercise of its powers under this Act, be assisted by beach enforcement officers. (2) A beach enforcement officer shall, in the discharge of his functions under this Act – (a) in the case of an officer of the Authority – (i) hold a card signed by the General Manager showing his authority; (ii) produce that card, upon request, to any person affected; (b) in the case of a beach enforcement officer other than one referred to in paragraph (a), produce a form of identification, upon request, to any person affected. (3) In this section – “person affected” means a person on whom a notice is served or is proposed to be served. Acts 2019 267 (c) in section 18 – (i) by repealing subsection (1) and replacing it by the following subsection – (1) Where – (a) the Authority has reason to believe that any regulations made under this Act have been, are being or are likely to be contravened; (b) any eyesore, littering or illegal structure is detected on any public beach, a beach enforcement officer may serve a notice on that person requiring him to ensure, within such time as may be specified in the notice, that such contravention does not occur or continue, as the case may be. (ii) in subsection (2)(a), by inserting, after the words “shall indicate”, the words “the provision of this Act or”.

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