EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for appeals to be made to the First-tier Tribunal against certain notices issued under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (“the Act”). They come into force on the same day as Part 4 comes into force (as required by section 108(2) of the Act).
The notices are—
(a)a notice varying, suspending or revoking a marine licence, or extending a period of suspension, issued under section 72 of the Act in relation to which the Secretary of State is the appropriate licensing authority (regulations 2(a) and 3);
(b)a compliance notice, a remediation notice, a stop notice, or an emergency safety notice, in relation to which the Secretary of State is an enforcement authority (regulations 2(b) and 4). See section 115(1) of the Act for definitions of those terms.
Regulation 5 sets out powers of the First-tier Tribunal.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Licensing Policy Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, and from the Defra’s website at www.defra.gov.uk.