Explanatory Memorandum

Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013

2013 CHAPTER 10

17 September 2013

Overview

Part 1: Preliminary

22.Part 1 reiterates the sustainable duty contained in the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006; defines the Northern Ireland inshore region, which is the area to which the Act applies; and enables the Department to enter into arrangements with other public authorities in order to promote the effective co-ordination of their respective functions in the Northern Ireland inshore region.