s 30E Prescribed places to have coastal protection measures
30E.—(1) As from and including the date prescribed in an order under section 30B(3) for a prescribed place, an owner of the prescribed place must ensure that there is at all times a coastal protection measure for the prescribed place that meets the CPM standards for the coastal protection measure. (2) A coastal protection measure for the prescribed place is to protect against coastal flooding as follows:(a) if any or any part of an absolute protection boundary has been prescribed at the prescribed place — protect against permanent coastal flooding and transient coastal flooding of the region within the absolute protection boundary (together with other coastal protection measures for other prescribed places at which other parts of the absolute protection boundary are prescribed, as the case may be); (b) if the prescribed place or any part of the prescribed place is within a transiently floodable area (coastal) — protect against permanent coastal flooding of the transiently floodable area (coastal) (together with other coastal protection measures for other parts of the transiently floodable area (coastal), as the case may be); (c) if the prescribed place is a sheltered structure — protect against permanent coastal flooding and transient coastal flooding of the sheltered structure; (d) if the prescribed place is a nearshore or offshore structure — protect against permanent coastal flooding and transient coastal flooding of the nearshore or offshore structure. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), there is a coastal protection measure for a prescribed place if —(a) in a case where the coastal protection measure for the prescribed place comprises only of any existing structure or geographical or nature-based feature, together with any ancillaries — the Board has accepted, on the application of a person prescribed in regulations made under section 74, the structure or geographical or nature-based feature, together with any ancillaries, as the coastal protection measure for the prescribed place; and (b) in any other case — the Board has issued a compliance certificate or completion certificate under section 33 for the coastal protection measure put in place for the prescribed place. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the acceptance given, or compliance certificate or completion certificate issued, is for only a part of a coastal protection measure for the prescribed place. (5) Where, after the date in subsection (1) —(a) the CPM standards for the coastal protection measure for a prescribed place are revised to have effect from a date specified in the code of practice under section 32 for the CPM standards; and (b) the coastal protection measure must be expanded in order to meet the CPM standards as revised, then, despite any previous acceptance given, or compliance certificate or completion certificate issued, for the coastal protection measure, the owner of the prescribed place must ensure that the coastal protection measure is so expanded by the date mentioned in paragraph (a). (6) For the purposes of subsection (5), the coastal protection measure for the prescribed place is treated as expanded to meet the revisions to the code of practice if a compliance certificate or completion certificate has been issued under section 33 for the expansion, but not if the expansion is of only a part of the coastal protection measure. (7) For the purposes of subsection (5), expanding a coastal protection measure for a prescribed place includes the following:(a) (subject to section 30H) demolishing or otherwise removing the whole of the coastal protection measure, and (subject to section 30F) putting in place a new coastal protection measure for the prescribed place; (b) (subject to section 30H) demolishing or otherwise removing any part of the coastal protection measure, and (subject to section 30F) putting in place a new part. (8) Where an owner of a prescribed place contravenes subsection (1) or (5), the Board may serve on the owner a written notice requiring the owner to —(a) ensure that there is a coastal protection measure for the prescribed place that meets the CPM standards for the coastal protection measure; (b) expand the coastal protection measure to meet the CPM standards as revised for the coastal protection measure; or (c) do anything necessary to ensure that the coastal protection measure meets the CPM standards for the coastal protection measure (including as revised), within the time specified in the notice. (9) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. (10) To avoid doubt —(a) the obligations of an owner of a prescribed place under this section apply despite any other written law or any rule of law; and (b) the mere presence of anything at the prescribed place where the coastal protection measure is to be put in place or expanded, does not by itself absolve the owner of the prescribed place from the requirements of putting in place or expanding the coastal protection measure under subsection (1) or (5), as the case may be.[Act 8 of 2026 wef 29/05/2026]