Coastal Development Authority Act, 1994 (Sindh Act No. XXVIII of 1994).

This Act is enacted to provide for development, improvement and beautification of the coastal areas of the Districts Thatta and Badin and to establish and Authority for such purpose.
There shall be established an Authority to be called the Coastal Development Authority. The functions of the Authority include: (1) be responsible for overall development, improvement, beautification and co-ordination of the coastal areas. (2) Be responsible for identification, coordination, execution of development schemes/activities which shall comprise of the following provisions:— (a)drinking water facilities, communication system, electricity, drainage. Tourism and rural development works. (b)establishment of educational, technical, and professional institutions; (c)development of fisheries, livestock, horticulture, forest and agriculture; (d)local/foreign credits for the development of agriculture, livestock fisheries, industries and other allied economic activities. (e)development of marketing facilities; (f) construction of jetties and harbours; (g)upgradation and improvement of the socio— economic conditions of the inhabitants; (h)promotion of NGOs and co-ordination, in financial assistance for development schemes to uplift the area; (i) Organizing enterprenure development; (j) development of human and other resources in the area; (3) act as coordinating agency of the Federal and Provincial Governments or any local authority or autonomous body; etc.