s 2B Meaning of “coastal protection measure”, etc.
2B.—(1) In this Act, a coastal protection measure is any or any combination of the following:(a) any structure (for example, seawalls, revetments, embankments, weirs, dykes, dams, navigational locks, barrages, barriers, sheet piles, promenades, buildings, walls and streets); (b) any geographical or nature-based feature (for example, high ground, knolls, beaches and mangroves), whether naturally occurring, naturally occurring with modifications or enhancements made, or manmade, that, whether as existing or when put in place, and whether on its own or in connection with any other coastal protection measure, may function as protection against coastal flooding as described in section 30E(2). (2) The structure or geographical or nature-based feature in subsection (1) also includes any or any combination of any ancillary structure, plant or equipment (for example, pumping stations, drains, tanks, control and monitoring equipment, groynes and breakwaters, and electrical installations), or any geographical or nature-based feature, that —(a) supports the proper functioning of that structure or geographical or nature-based feature as protection against coastal flooding; or (b) prevents or alleviates flooding landward of that structure or geographical or nature-based feature, whether by seawater or water from any other source, (collectively called in this section and Part 4A ancillaries). (3) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, prescribe any ancillaries that would otherwise fall within subsection (2), to be excluded from that subsection. (4) Any structure or geographical or nature-based feature, together with any ancillaries, continues to be a coastal protection measure even if the same or any part of the same may also function for some other purpose in addition to the respective functions in subsections (1) and (2)(a) and (b); but Part 4A only applies in relation to the functions in subsections (1) and (2)(a) and (b). (5) To avoid doubt, a coastal protection measure —(a) may also be a part of some other structure or geographical or nature-based feature; and (b) includes any component that must be operated or deployed in order for the coastal protection measure to protect against coastal flooding (where applicable). (6) In this Act, deploying a component of a coastal protection measure includes installing the component in or at any part of the coastal protection measure. (7) In this Act, a coastal protection measure that is put in place includes a geographical or nature-based feature that is modified or enhanced to satisfy the CPM standards for a coastal protection measure for a prescribed place.[Act 8 of 2026 wef 29/05/2026]