Coastal Law (Law No. 3621 of 1990).

A Law to make provision for the use and protection of "sea coasts, natural and artificial lakes and river banks and coastal stripes" (art. 1). Article 4 defines "coastal line", "coastal edge line", "coast", "coastal stripe", and "narrow coast". The main provisions concerning the protection of these areas can be found in Section 2 (arts. 6-12). They regulate licences and permissions for construction of structures, land reclamation, plans for coasts and coastal stripes and the determination of the coastal edge line. The Law shall be implemented by the Ministry of Public Works and Re-settlement.
(18 articles divided into 3 Sections: General provisions [1]; Coast, coastal edge line, coastal stripe, planning and structuring [2]; Controlling, structures violating the structure legislation and penal provisions [3])