Coast Protection Act, 1963

Prohibition on interference with works.

21.—(1) A person shall not pull down, remove or injure any works constructed or in course of construction by the Commissioners under a coast protection scheme or do any act which hinders the efficient operation of any such works.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and, on summary conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or, in the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment and shall also be liable, in the case of a continuing offence, to a fine not exceeding five pounds for every day during which the offence is continued.