s 2A Meaning of “coastal flooding”
2A.—(1) In this Act, “coastal flooding” means the flooding of land by seawater and may be —(a) permanent — as a result of land being lower than the long-term prevailing mean sea level; or (b) transient — as a result of events such as high tides, wave action or overtopping, storm surges and seawater backflow through drains (including where the seawater interacts with any other source of water). (2) In this Act, where a reference is made to any coastal protection measure for any prescribed place in relation to its function as protection against coastal flooding, the coastal flooding referred to is as described in section 30E(2).[Act 8 of 2026 wef 29/05/2026]