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sch.8-sec.8Meaning of coastal 500m line
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sch.8-sec.8 Meaning of coastal 500m line
Coastal 500m line , around the mainland or an island, means the line worked out as follows— for any part of the mainland or island where there is a coral reef within 100m of the mainland or island—the line every point of which is 500m seaward from the seaward edge of the reef at low water mark; for any other part of the mainland or island—the line every point of which is 500m seaward from the shore of the mainland or island at low water mark.
- (a) for any part of the mainland or island where there is a coral reef within 100m of the mainland or island—the line every point of which is 500m seaward from the seaward edge of the reef at low water mark;
- (b) for any other part of the mainland or island—the line every point of which is 500m seaward from the shore of the mainland or island at low water mark.