Beach Control (Protected Area) (Black Coral) Order, 1979
Made 1979-03-05 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
- Country
- Jamaica
- Subjects
- Sea, Wild species and ecosystems
- Keywords
- coral, aquatic animals, coastal zone management, marine protected areas, protected area
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BEACH CONTROL THE BEACH CONTROL ACT ORDER (under section 7) THE BEACH CoNTROL (PROTECTED AREA) (BLACK CoRAL) ORDER. 1979 4.01 (Made by the Minister on the recommendation of the Authority L.N. s1179 on the 5th day of March, 1979) 1. This . Order may be cited is the Beach Control (Protected Area) (Black Coral) Order. 1979, 2. The foreshore and the floor of the sea within the limits of the territorial sea of Jamaica. together with the water lying on that part of the floor of the sea. is hereby declared a protected area (hereinafter referred to as the "protected area") for the purposes of the Act. 3. The destruction or removal of black coral (genus Antipathes and Cirrhipathes) in or from the protected area is hereby prohibited. [fhe inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 127 / 1980)