Sea Beaches (Removal of Sand and Stone) (Jersey) Law 1963

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Sea Beaches (Removal of Sand and Stone) (Jersey) Law 1963

Article

1                 General prohibition. 3

2                 Saving. 3

3                 Penalties. 3

4                 Citation. 4

Table of Legislation History. 5

Table of Renumbered Provisions. 5

Table of Endnote References. 5

Sea Beaches (Removal of Sand and Stone) (Jersey) Law 1963[1]

1        General prohibition

(1)     No person shall, except under and in accordance with the terms of a licence granted by the Minister for the Environment –

(a)     take or remove any sand, stone, gravel, shingle, clay or loam from any sea beach in Jersey;

(b)     quarry, extract or remove any stone from any rocks forming part of the coasts of Jersey or from any rocks situated in the territorial sea adjacent to Jersey.[2]

(2)     Any licence under paragraph (1) may be granted subject to such conditions as the Minister for the Environment may think fit to impose.[3]

2        Saving[4]

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, the Minister for Sustainable Economic Development may cause to be removed any sand, stone, gravel, shingle, clay or loam from within any harbour in Jersey, or the approaches thereto.

3        Penalties

Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of this Law or who fails to comply with the conditions of any licence granted under Article 1, shall be liable to a fine or, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to imprisonment for a term of one month and to a fine.[5]

4        Citation

This Law may be cited as the Sea Beaches (Removal of Sand and Stone) (Jersey) Law 1963.

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

Table of Renumbered Provisions

Table of Endnote References