Coast Reserves and Foreshore Leases Act (Cap. 36)

LAWS OF SEYCHELLES COAST RESERVES AND FORESHORE LEASES ACT CHAPTER 36 REVISED EDITION 1991 PRINTED FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF SEYCHELLES BY SPACE 1HE GOVERNMENT PRINTER 1991 ED] COASTRESERVES AND FORESHORE LEASES ACT [CAP 36 CHAPTER 36 COAST RESERVES AND FORESHORE LEASES [6th April, 1907j ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1. Short title. 2. Leases of reserves on sea coast. 3. Terms of lease. 4. Definition. 1. This Act maybe citedas the Coast Reserves andForeshore Leases Act. Act 6 of 1907. S.L 95 of 1975. Act 13 ofl975. S.I. 72 of 1976. Act 23 of 1976. Short title. 3/23/1976. Leasesof reserves on sea coast. S.I. 95/1975. 2nd Sch.l13/1975. S.I. 72/1976. 2. It shall be lawful forthePresident, subject to suchconditions as to himmayseemfit, to grant leases to the ownersofislands or parts thereof, and to lessees of State lands in Seychelles of the reservesalongthe sea coast (rivages de lamer)anything in article 538 of the Civil Code of Seychelles to the contrarynotwithstand ing. 3. Suchleasesshall not be grantedfor morethan ten years, but Termsof lease. maybe renewedfor futherperiodsoften yearswiththe approval S.L 95/1975. of the President. s.t 72/1976. 4. The expression "rivages de la mer" shall include all that Definition, portion of the foreshore adjacent to the sea, whichis alternately covered and uncovered by the sea at high and low water during the new and full moons and up to the limit reachedby sea water during the spring tides; the expression "islands" shall include all islands which now are, or shall hereafter be placed under the jurisdiction ofthe Government of Seychelles. NO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 1