2 Application
These Regulations apply in relation to Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland inshore region, and any application for a marine licence in relation to Northern Ireland or the Northern Ireland inshore region, for which the Department is the appropriate licensing authority.
Under Section 113(6)(a) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, the Secretary of State is the appropriate licensing authority in respect of anything done in the course of carrying on any activity which relates to a matter which is an excepted matter, by virtue of paragraph 4 of schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47) (defence of the realm etc.), in Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland inshore region.