1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Marine Licensing (Delegation of Functions) (Wales) Order 2017.
(2) This Order comes into force on 20 November 2017.
2.—(1) This Order applies in relation to any licensable marine activity for which the Welsh Ministers are the appropriate licensing authority under section 113(4)(b) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009(1) and references in this Order to “the licensing authority” are to be read accordingly.
(2) Nothing in this Order applies in relation to any excepted function within the meaning of section 98(6) of that Act.
3.—(1) The functions referred to in paragraph (2) are designated for the purposes of section 98(1)(a) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
(2) The functions are any function of the licensing authority under—
(a)section 67A (advice and other assistance from the Welsh Ministers);
(b)section 72A (further fees chargeable where the Welsh Ministers are the appropriate licensing authority);
(c)section 107A (deposits on account of fees payable to the Welsh Ministers);
(d)section 107B (supplementary provisions about fees payable to the Welsh Ministers);
(e)the Marine Licensing (Notices Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2011(2) as amended by the Marine Licensing (Notices Appeals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017(3);
(f)the Marine Licensing (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2017(4).
4. The functions designated by article 3, instead of being exercisable by or in relation to the licensing authority, are exercisable by or in relation to the Natural Resources Body for Wales acting on behalf of the licensing authority.
Lesley Griffiths
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
27 September 2017