Schedules

Schedule 8Licensing: minor and consequential amendments

Part 1Consequential amendments

The Government of Wales Act 2006

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In Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (transfer etc of functions: further provisions) paragraph 4 (power to direct that certain functions exercisable by a Minister of the Crown are exercisable in relation to Welsh controlled waters only after consultation with the Welsh Ministers) is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (1) (which extends the power conferred by section 58(1)(c) of that Act and specifies the enactments to which it applies)—

a

omit paragraph (a) (Part 2 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)), and

b

after paragraph (b) insert—

c

the provisions of Parts 4 and 8 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (marine licensing and enforcement) specified in sub-paragraph (1A), or

d

regulations under section 73 of that Act (appeals),

3

After sub-paragraph (1) insert—

1A

The provisions of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c) are—

a

sections 67(1) to (5), 69(1), (3) and (4), 71(1) to (3) and 72(1) to (3) (marine licences), so far as relating to items 1 to 6 and 11 to 13 in section 66(1) of that Act (licensable marine activities);

b

section 101 (registers);

c

sections 106 and 91(7)(c) (power to take remedial action, and power to require payment of sum representing reasonable expenses of taking such action);

d

section 107 (power to test, and charge for testing, certain substances);

e

sections 235(3) and 240(1)(c) (enforcement officers).