149Establishment of inshore fisheries and conservation districts
(1)The Secretary of State may by order establish inshore fisheries and conservation districts.
(2)An inshore fisheries and conservation district (an “IFC district”) is an area that consists of—
(a)one or more local authority areas in England that include part of the seashore, and
(b)such part of the English inshore region lying seawards from that part of the seashore as is specified in the order establishing the district.
(3)Before making an order establishing an IFC district the Secretary of State must consult—
(a)the council for every local authority area that would, if the order were made, fall within the IFC district established by the order,
(b)the Environment Agency,
(c)Natural England,
(d)the MMO,
(e)the authority for any existing IFC district that would, if the order were made, adjoin the IFC district established by the order,
(f)the Welsh Ministers, in a case where, if the order were made, the IFC district established by the order would adjoin the Welsh inshore region,
and any other person likely to be affected by the making of the order.