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4902 [Tuesday, 29 October 2013regulations establish or change coastal (set-back) managementlines. Provinces point out that they are currentlyexperiencing difficulties and have to amend some of their setbacklines. It is in fact easier to withdraw or amend notices asopposed to amending regulations, it is therefore proposed thatthe MEC be given the power to publish a notice in the Gazetteto establish or change coastal set–back lines, similar to thepowers in section 26 (adjustment of boundaries). The MECmay then still by way of regulations prohibit or restrict thebuilding of structures seaward of that coastal set-back line.18 Amendment of section 26: Insertion of Minister’s powersin respect of the coastal protection zoneThis amendment inserts similar wording to what is containedin section 22 to make it clear that where such powers, asdescribed in section 26, are exercised in certaincircumstances in the coastal protection zone, the Ministermust exercise them.19 Amendment of section 27: Determining and adjusting theboundary of coastal public propertyDuring the Parliamentary process when enacting the Act, anattempt was made to resolve the issue relating to the statusof Transnet’s assets within coastal public property (seeparagraph 4 above) by inserting a power to exclude areasfrom coastal public property with the ratification ofParliament. Such ‘exclusion’ was effected prior to thecommencement of the Act, whereby certain portions of portsunder the control of Transnet were excluded from coastalpublic property, which resulted in unintended and undesirableconsequences for both Transnet and the Department.Transnet found itself in a worse position after the exclusion,as the ports which were previously coastal pubic propertynow became state-owned land, placing them in an equallyANNOUNCEMENTS, TABLINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS NO 147─2013