Beach Protection (Amendment) Act, 1967 (Act No. 9 of 1984)

No.9.] [L.S.] 55 Beach Protection (Amendment) Act I ASSENT ALLEN LEWIS, Governor-General. 18th July, 1984. SAINT LUCIA No.9 of 1984 [1984. AN ACT to amend the Beach Protection Act, 1967. [ 18th .Iuly, 1984. ] .BE IT ENACTED by the Q'l1een's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Saint Lucia, and by the authority of the same as follows : 1. This Act may be cited as the Beach Protection Short Title (Amendment) Act 1984 and shall be read as one with the Beach Protection Act 1967 (hereinafter referred No.2 of 1 to as the principal Act). No.9.] 56 Beach Protection (Amendment) Act [1984. Section 2 amended Principal Act amended Section 4 repealed and replaced 2. Section 2 of the principal Act is hereby amended be deleting the expression " building or construction purposes" and the meaning assigned thereto. 3. The principal Act is hereby amended by deleting the words "for building or construction purposes or for the purpose of providing ballast for vessels" wherever they occur, 4. Section 4 of the principal Act is repealed and replaced by the following .. Removal and unlawful possession of sand from the seashore prohibited" 4.-(1) No person shall -~ (a) dig, stockpile, take or carry away or aid or assist in digging, stock piling, taking, or carrying away, any sand, stone, shingle or gravel from any beach, seashore or floor of the sea in Saint Lucia, (b) conveyor move any such sand, stone, shingle or gravel along any road, or (c) possess, keep on his premises or under his control on any premises, any such sand, stone, shingle or gravol , except under and in accordance with a written permit from the Director of Public Works or an authorised officer and subject to such terms and conditions as are specified in the permit. (2) No person shall receive or in any manner dispose of or assist in the disposal of any sand, stone, shingles or gravel, which he knows or reasonably suspects to have been obtained in contravention of subsection (1). No.9.] 57 Beaeb Protection (Amendment) Act (3) Every permit granted under sub section (1) shall be in the form in the Schedule to this Act and shall have effect for a period not exceeding three months. (4) No permit shall be granted unless the Director of Public Works or an authorised officer is satisfied that the removal of such sand, stone, shingle or gravel is not likely to adversely affect the beach, the seashore or the floor of the sea. (5) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) and (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction (a) to a fine of one thousand dollars or treble the value of the sand, stone, shingle or gravel, which ever is greater, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both; and (b) for a second or subsequent offence to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both; and in addition, that sand, stone, shingle or gravel shall be forfeited." [1984. 5. Section 6- of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting the word "stockpiling", immediately after the word "digging", wherever it occurs in paragraph (i) thereof. 6. Section 10 of the principal Act is hereby repealed and replaced by the following .. Authorised 10. An authorised officer may enter officer mav . t d h . b t enter into"and In 0 an searc any premises, oa or Bearc~ any conveyance where he reasonably suspects prerruses or boat h t d hi I I . or conveyance t a san, stone, s mg e or grave IS kept in contravention of subsection (1) of section 4. Section 6 amended Section 10 repealed and replaced No.9.] 58 Beach Protection (Amendment) Act [1984. Section 11 amended 7. Section 11 of the principal Act is hereby amended by substituting for the word "fifty" appearing in the sixth line thereof the words " one thousand". Passed in the House of Assembly this 15th day of June, 1984. W. ST. CLAIR·DANIEL, Speaker. Passed in the Senate this 26th day of June, 1984. E. HENRY GIRAUDY, President. SAINT LUCIA PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. CASTRIES. ]984. [ Price $1.00 ]