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Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]


 

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

 

[AS AMENDED IN COMMITTEE]

 
 

Contents

Part 1

The Marine Management Organisation

Chapter 1

Establishment

1   

The Marine Management Organisation

2   

General objective

3   

Performance

Chapter 2

Transfer of functions to the MMO

Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967

4   

Licensing of fishing boats

5   

Restrictions on time spent at sea: appeals

6   

Trans-shipment licences for vessels

7   

Regulations supplementary to sections 4 and 4A

8   

Exemptions for operations for scientific and other purposes

Nature conservation

9   

Licences to kill or take seals

10   

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

11   

Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) Act 1992

Generating and renewable energy installations

12   

Certain consents under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989

13   

Safety zones: functions under section 95 of the Energy Act 2004

 

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Chapter 3

Agreements involving the MMO for the exercise of functions

Powers to enter into agreements

14   

Agreements between the Secretary of State and the MMO

15   

Agreement between the MMO and eligible bodies

16   

Eligible bodies

17   

Non-delegable functions

18   

Maximum duration of agreement

Supplementary provisions

19   

Particular powers

20   

Agreements with certain harbour authorities

21   

Supplementary provisions with respect to agreements

22   

Interpretation of this Chapter

Chapter 4

Miscellaneous, general and supplemental provisions

General powers and duties

23   

Research

24   

Advice, assistance and training facilities

25   

Provision of information etc

26   

Power to charge for services

27   

Provision of information by the MMO to the Secretary of State

28   

Power to bring proceedings

29   

Incidental powers

Financial provisions

30   

Grants

31   

Borrowing powers

32   

Limit on borrowing

33   

Government loans

34   

Government guarantees

Directions and guidance

35   

Directions by the Secretary of State

36   

Guidance by the Secretary of State

Transfer schemes etc

37   

Transfer schemes

38   

Interim arrangements

 
 

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Part 2

Exclusive economic zone, UK marine area and Welsh zone

39   

Exclusive economic zone

40   

UK marine area

41   

Welsh zone

Part 3

Marine planning

Chapter 1

Marine policy statement

42   

Marine policy statement

43   

Preparation and coming into effect of statement

44   

Review of statement

45   

Amendment of statement

46   

Withdrawal of, or from, statement

Chapter 2

Marine plans

47   

Marine planning regions

48   

Marine plan authorities

49   

Marine plans for marine plan areas

50   

Amendment of marine plan

51   

Withdrawal of marine plan

52   

Duty to keep relevant matters under review

Chapter 3

Delegation of functions relating to marine plans

53   

Delegation of functions relating to marine plans

54   

Directions under section 53: supplementary provisions

55   

Directions to public bodies as regards performance of delegated functions

Chapter 4

Implementation and effect

Decisions affected by an MPS or marine plan

56   

Decisions affected by marine policy documents

57   

The appropriate marine policy documents

Monitoring and reporting

58   

Monitoring of, and periodical reporting on, implementation

 
 

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Chapter 5

Miscellaneous and general provisions

Validity of documents under this Part

59   

Validity of marine policy statements and marine plans

60   

Powers of the court on an application under section 59

Interpretation and Crown application

61   

Interpretation and Crown application of this Part

Part 4

Marine licensing

Chapter 1

Marine licences

62   

Requirement for licence

63   

Licensable marine activities

64   

Applications

65   

Notice of applications

66   

Determination of applications

67   

Inquiries

68   

Licences

69   

Variation, suspension, revocation and transfer

70   

Appeals against licensing decisions

Chapter 2

Exemptions and special cases

Exemptions

71   

Exemptions specified by order

72   

Exemptions for certain dredging etc activities

73   

Dredging in the Scottish zone

74   

Oil and gas activities and carbon dioxide storage

Special provisions in certain cases

75   

Special procedure for applications relating to harbour works

76   

Special procedure for applications relating to certain electricity works

77   

Electronic communications apparatus

78   

Submarine cables on the continental shelf

79   

Structures in, over or under a main river

80   

Requirements for Admiralty consent under local legislation

81   

Byelaws for flood defence and drainage purposes

 
 

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Chapter 3

Enforcement

Offences

82   

Breach of requirement for, or conditions of, a licence

83   

Action taken in an emergency

84   

Electronic communications: emergency works

85   

Activity licensed by another State

86   

Information

Enforcement notices

87   

Compliance notice

88   

Remediation notice

89   

Further provision as to enforcement notices

Civil sanctions

90   

Fixed monetary penalties

91   

Fixed monetary penalties: procedure

92   

Variable monetary penalties

93   

Variable monetary penalties: procedure

94   

Further provision about civil sanctions

Chapter 4

Delegation

95   

Delegation of functions relating to marine licensing

96   

Orders under section 95: supplementary provisions

97   

Directions to persons as regards performance of delegated functions

Chapter 5

Supplementary

Register

98   

Register

Stop notices and emergency safety notices

99   

Notice to stop activity causing serious harm etc

100   

Further provision as to stop notices

101   

Emergency safety notices

102   

Further provision as to emergency safety notices

Other powers

103   

Power to take remedial action

104   

Power to test, and charge for testing, certain substances

 
 

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Appeals against notices under this Part

105   

Appeals against notices

Offences: supplementary provision

106   

General defence of due diligence

107   

Offences: jurisdiction

Application to the Crown

108   

Application to the Crown

Consequential and transitional provision

109   

Amendments and transitional provision

Interpretation

110   

The appropriate licensing authority

111   

Meaning of “enforcement authority”

112   

Interpretation of this Part

Part 5

Nature conservation

Chapter 1

Marine conservation zones

Designation of zones

113   

Marine conservation zones

114   

Grounds for designation of MCZs

115   

Further provision as to orders designating MCZs

116   

Consultation before designation

117   

Hearings by appropriate authority

118   

Amendment, revocation and review of orders designating MCZs

Duties relating to network

119   

Creation of network of conservation sites

120   

Report

Duties of public authorities

121   

General duties of public authorities in relation to MCZs

122   

Duties of public authorities in relation to certain decisions

123   

Advice and guidance by conservation bodies

124   

Failure to comply with duties etc

Byelaws for protection of MCZs etc: England

125   

Byelaws for protection of MCZs in England

 
 

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126   

Byelaws: procedure

127   

Emergency byelaws

128   

Interim byelaws

129   

Further provision as to byelaws

Orders for protection of MCZs etc: Wales

130   

Orders for protection of MCZs in Wales

131   

Consultation etc regarding orders under section 130

132   

Interim orders

133   

Further provision as to orders made under section 130 or 132

Hearings

134   

Hearings by Secretary of State or Welsh Ministers

Offences

135   

Offence of contravening byelaws or orders

136   

Offence of damaging etc protected features of MCZs

137   

Exceptions to offences under section 135 or 136

Fixed monetary penalties

138   

Fixed monetary penalties

139   

Fixed monetary penalties: procedure

140   

Further provision about fixed monetary penalties

Miscellaneous and supplemental

141   

Application to the Crown

142   

Consequential and transitional provision

143   

Interpretation of this Chapter

Chapter 2

Other conservation sites

144   

Marine boundaries of SSSIs and national nature reserves

Part 6

Management of inshore fisheries

Chapter 1

Inshore fisheries and conservation authorities

Inshore fisheries and conservation districts and authorities

145   

Establishment of inshore fisheries and conservation districts

146   

Inshore fisheries and conservation authorities

147   

Membership and proceedings of IFC authorities

148   

Amendment or revocation of orders under section 145

 
 

 
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