Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting paragraph (c) from subsection (7) and substituting the following paragraphs:

(c) fishing; or

(d) marine farming in State waters.

(b) by omitting subsection (11) and substituting the following subsections:

(11)  Subsection (7)(d) does not apply in respect of the following:

(a) any bridge, jetty, wharf, boathouse, shed, pipeline or other structure used in connection with marine farming that is constructed wholly or in part on, or above, the high water mark;

(b) a use or development on any accretion from the sea.

(12)  In this section –

fishing means fishing as defined in the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 and conducted in accordance with that Act;

marine farming means marine farming as defined in the Marine Farming Planning Act 1995 and conducted in accordance with that Act and the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 ;

proclaimed wharf area means the area of a wharf the boundaries of which have been defined, altered or redefined under the Marine Act 1976 before the commencement of the Port Companies Act 1997 ;

State waters means State waters as defined in the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 .