Section 7. Coast protection charges shall be levied against 

 land benefiting by the work, as indicated by the works scheme. 

 The charges shall not exceed the amount by which the value immediately 

 after completion of the works is greater than the value would then 

 be if the works had not been undertaken 5 the works in the future 

 to be maintained without expense to person interested in the land. 



Section 8. A coast protection authority shall publish notice 

 of the preparation of the scheme and serve copies of the scheme on 

 owners and occupiers of affected land and on persons on whom charges 

 will be levied „ Objectors shall be granted a hearing after which 

 decision will be made by the Minister of Health as to approval, 

 rejection or modification of the scheme. 



Section 9. After approval of a works scheme by the Minister 

 of Health, the authority is empowered to take all necessary steps 

 for carrying out the work. Land owners have the option of carrying 

 out the -vrork themselves upon notice to the authority and subject 

 to certain time limitations. 



Section 10. Coast protection charges levied upon a person 

 under a works scheme become due on completion of the work and 

 service upon him of a notice specifying the amount of the charge, 

 or in case of dispute, when the dispute is finally determined. 

 Coast projection authorities may declare charges payable in in- 

 stallments covering not more than 30 years with interest at such 

 rate as may be determined by regulations prescribed by the Minister 

 of Health. 



Section 12 , A coast protection authority may serve notice of 

 needed repairs to protective works on the owner or occupier of 

 land. If the repairs are not completed within the specified period 

 or if the repairs are urgently needed, the authority may take all 

 necessary steps for carrying out the work. 



Section 13. The reasonable cost of maintenance accomplished 

 by an authority under section 12 may be recovered from the owner 

 of the land, except for works constructed, altered or improved 

 under a works scheme. 



Section 14. A coast protection authority may be authorized 

 to acquire by compulsory purchase any land which it is authorized 

 to acquire under section U of the Act. 



Section 16. Any person desiring to carry out coast protection 

 work, other than maintenance or repair, must secure the consent 

 of the coast protection authority in whose area the work is to be 

 carried out. Works constructed, altered or improved without such 

 consent, or in contravention of any conditions subject to which 

 the consent was granted, may be required to be removed or altered. 



