PART 1 Introductory provisions

2 Application
This Order applies in relation to Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland inshore region, and any activity carried on in Northern Ireland or the Northern Ireland inshore region, for which the Department of the Environment is the appropriate licensing authority under section 113(6) of the Marine and Coastal Act 2009.
By virtue of section 113(6) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, the Department of the Environment is the appropriate licensing authority. See section 322(1) for a definition of this region and section 66 for list of licensable marine activities. Functions not licensed under this legislation include fisheries, oil and gas.