114Meaning of “enforcement authority”
(1)This section has effect for determining who is an enforcement authority for any area.
(2)For the purposes of sections 90 to 97 and 102 to 105 (and any other provisions of this Part so far as relating to those sections) the appropriate licensing authority for any area is an enforcement authority for that area.
(3)For the purposes of sections 90, 92 (so far as relating to section 90) and 102 to 105 (and any other provisions of this Part (except sections 91 and 93 to 97) so far as relating to those sections) each of the following persons is also an enforcement authority—
(a)in relation to the relevant enforcement area (within the meaning of section 236), any marine enforcement officer (as defined in section 235);
(b)in relation to the relevant enforcement area (within the meaning of section 240), any person appointed under section 240;
(c)in relation to the relevant enforcement area (within the meaning of section 241), any person appointed under section 241;
(d)in relation to the Scottish offshore region, any person appointed under section 242.
(4)A person is an enforcement authority by virtue of subsection (3) (so far as relating to the sections specified in that subsection) only to the extent that the person may exercise powers for the purposes of enforcing this Part.