Part 1The Marine Management Organisation
Chapter 4Miscellaneous, general and supplemental provisions
General powers and duties
I125Advice, assistance and training facilities
1
The MMO must provide the Secretary of State with such advice and assistance as the Secretary of State may request.
2
The MMO must, at the request of any public body, provide advice to that body on any matter which—
a
is within the knowledge or experience of the MMO,
b
relates to any of the functions of the MMO or to its general objective, and
c
affects the performance by the public body of its functions.
3
The MMO may provide advice to any person on any matter relating to any of its functions or its general objective—
a
at the request of that person, or
b
if the MMO considers it appropriate to do so, on its own initiative.
F13A
The MMO must, at the request of the Secretary of State, provide advice to any person (including a person outside the United Kingdom) on any international marine matter that is within its knowledge or experience.
4
The MMO may provide any person with—
a
assistance, or
b
the use of training facilities,
as respects any matter of which the MMO has knowledge or experience.
F25
The MMO must, at the request of the Secretary of State, provide any person outside the United Kingdom with—
a
assistance, or
b
the use of training facilities,
as respects any matter of which the MMO has knowledge or experience.
6
For the purposes of this section a matter is an “international marine matter” if—
a
it relates to an area outside the UK marine area, and
b
the MMO has power under subsection (3)(a) (on request) to provide advice on a corresponding matter that relates to the UK marine area or an area within it.
7
References in this section to the functions of the MMO are to functions exercisable by or on behalf of the MMO (including functions that the MMO performs under an agreement under section 14, and functions that any other body performs under an agreement under section 15).