Town and Country Planning (Public Beaches Planning Area) Regulations, 1992 (G.N. No. 76 of 1992).

The areas of land described in the Schedule are hereby declared to be planning areas for purposes of the Town and Country Planning Ordinance (para. 4). Subject to paragraphs 6 and 7 no development other than conservation and water-related activities shall be carried out within such area without a planning consent or contrary to a planning scheme prepared by the Minister (para. 5). "Water-related activities" includes tourism, aquarecreation, luxury beach hotels, boat and ship building, harbours, mining, security structures, and fishing (para. 3). Where a planning scheme is prepared for a planning area which fronts the ocean, a strip of land of at least 60 metres measured from the high-water mark shall be reserved exclusively for conservation and water-related activities. For lakes such strip of land shall measure at least 30 metres measured from the high-water mark (paras. 6 and 7). (9 paragraphs)