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Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Background and Policy Objectives

  3. Key Terms

  4. Overview

    1. Part 1: Preliminary

    2. Part 2 Marine Planning

    3. Part 3 Marine Protection

    4. Part 4 Marine Licensing

    5. Part 5 Supplementary

  5. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1: Preliminary

      1. Section 1: Sustainable Development

      2. Section 2: The Northern Ireland inshore region

      3. Section 3 Arrangements to promote co-ordination of functions in Northern Ireland inshore region

    2. Part 2: Marine Planning

      1. Section 4: Marine plans for Northern Ireland inshore region

      2. Section 6: Withdrawal of marine plans

      3. Section 7: Duty to keep relevant matters under review

      4. Section 8: Decisions affected by a marine plan

      5. Section 9: Monitoring of, and periodical reporting on, marine plans

      6. Section 10: Validity of marine plans

      7. Section 11: Powers of the High Court on an application under section 10

    3. Part 3: Marine Protection

      1. Section 13: Designation of marine conservation zones

      2. Section 14: Grounds for designation of MCZ

      3. Section 15: Further provisions as to orders designating MCZs

      4. Section 16: Consultation before designation

      5. Section 17: Publication of orders

      6. Section 18: Hearings

      7. Section 19: Review of orders

      8. Section 20: Creation of network of conservation sites

      9. Section 21: Reports

      10. Section 22: General duties of public authorities in relation to MCZs

      11. Section 23: Duties of public authorities in relation to certain decisions

      12. Section 24: Advice and guidance by the Department

      13. Section 25: Failure to comply with duties, etc.

      14. Section 26: Byelaws for protection of MCZs

      15. Section 27: Byelaws: procedure

      16. Section 28: Emergency byelaws

      17. Section 29: Interim byelaws for MCZ

      18. Section 30: Byelaws: supplementary

      19. Section 31: Hearings

      20. Section 32: Offence of contravening byelaws

      21. Section 33: Offence of damaging, etc. protected features of MCZ

      22. Section 34: Exceptions

      23. Section 35: Fixed monetary penalties

      24. Section 36: Fixed monetary penalties: procedure

      25. Section 37: Fixed monetary penalties: further provision

      26. Section 38: Enforcement officers

      27. Section 39: The common enforcement powers

      28. Section 40: Repeals, amendments and transitional provisions

      29. Section 41: Interpretation of this Part

    4. Part 4: Marine Licensing: Generating Stations

      1. Section 42: Special procedure for applications relating to generating stations

    5. Part 5: Supplementary

      1. Section 43: Regulations and orders

      2. Section 44: Offences: companies, etc

      3. Section 45: Disapplication of requirement for consent to certain prosecutions

      4. Section 46: Supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional provision etc.

      5. Section 47: Crown application

      6. Section 48: Interpretation

  6. Schedules

    1. Schedule 1: Marine plans: preparation and adoption

    2. Schedule 2: Further provision about fixed monetary penalties under section 35

  7. Hansard References

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