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SCHEDULE 2E+WACTS OF PARLIAMENT

PART 1 E+WPublic General Acts

107.—(1) Section 10 is amended as follows.E+W

(2) For “the Secretary of State”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ the appropriate licensing authority ”.

(3) In subsection (3)(b)—

(a)for “the appropriate nature conservation body” substitute “ Natural England ”;

(b)after “an area” insert “ in, or in waters adjacent to, England ”.

(4) Omit subsection (5).

(5) After subsection (6) insert—

(7) In this section “the appropriate licensing authority” means—

(a)the Natural Resources Body for Wales where the area in question is in Wales;

(b)in any other case, the Marine Management Organisation.

(8) In subsection (7)(a), “Wales” has the meaning given by section 158 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.