(c) Clause 13 amending section 18 of the Act, relates to the designation of strips of coastal access land by municipalities and the subsequent registration of a public servitude. This clause and the Act itself rely on the cooperation and effective implementation and action by all three spheres of government. One of the essential functions which have been assigned to municipalities is section 18 of the Act, which relates to the designation of strips of coastal access land and the subsequent registration of servitudes in favour of the public. This provision will ensure that the public has reasonable access at designated points along the coast to the beach and sea areas as part of coastal public property. In light of this important function, section 18 has been amended to include a provision which allows the Minister to perform the function of designating coastal access land in the event that a municipality fails to do so. It is therefore resolved that the Department will investigate the extent to which municipalities have, since the commencement of the Act, implemented this section and in fact begun the process of designating strips of coastal access land. In addition, there should be an assessment of how far the registration of servitudes has progressed. The Department must table a report in Parliament dealing with these three issues before the end of January 2014.