Section 49: Interpretation under this Part

49. Interpretation under this Part In this Part— “coastal zone”— (a) means any area which is situated within one kilometre or such other distance as may be prescribed from the high water mark, extending either side into the sea or inland; (b) includes— (i) coral reefs, reef lagoons, beaches, wetlands, hinterlands and all islets within the territorial waters of Mauritius and Rodrigues; (ii) any estuary or mouth of a river and that part of a river, stream or canal which lies within one kilometre from the outermost point of its bank on the sea at high tide; E12 – 33 [Issue 2] Environment Protection Act (iii) the islands of Agalega and Saint Brandon, and other outer islets; “dumping” means— (a) any deliberate disposal of wastes or other matter from vehicles, vessels, crafts, platforms or other man-made structures at sea; (b) any deliberate disposal of vehicles, vessels, crafts, or other manmade structures at sea; “maritime zone” has the same meaning as in the Maritime Zones Act; “zone” means the coastal and maritime zones. [S. 49 amended by s. 30 (1) (a) of Act 2 of 2005 w.e.f. 1 April 2005.]