(a) Section 28 of the National Environmental Management Act applies, subject to the necessary changes, to any impact caused by any person and that has an adverse effect on the coastal environment.
(b) For the purposes of the application of section 28 a reference in that section to -
(i) “significant pollution or degradation of the environmentâ€must be read as including an adverse effect on the coastal environment;
(ii) “environmentâ€ must be read as including the coastal environment; and
(iii) “environmental management planâ€ must be read as including a coastal management programme
applicable in the area concerned.
