In this Order—

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;

• “activity” (“gweithgaredd”) means licensable marine activity5;

• F1“coast protection authority” (“awdurdod diogelu’r arfordir”) has the same meaning as in the Coast Protection Act 1949;

• “disposal” (“gwaredu”) has the meaning given by Article 3 of the Waste Framework Directive;

• F2...

• “exempt activity” (“gweithgaredd esempt”) has the meaning given by article 4;

• “fishing operation” (“gweithred bysgota”) includes fishing for or taking shellfish but does not include an activity relating to the propagation or cultivation of shellfish;

• “harbour authority” (“awdurdod harbwr”) has the meaning given by section 57(1) of the Harbours Act 19648;

• F1“invasive non-native species” (“rhywogaeth estron oresgynnol”) has the same meaning as in Schedule 9A to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (see paragraph 2(1) to (3));

• “licensing authority” (“awdurdod trwyddedu”) means the Welsh Ministers as the appropriate licensing authority under section 113(4)(b) of the Act;

• “lighthouse authority” (“awdurdod goleudy”) means a general lighthouse authority or a local lighthouse authority within the meaning of Part 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 19959;

• F1“local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a county council or county borough council in Wales;

• F1“marine litter” (“sbwriel môr”) means any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed of or abandoned occurring in the marine and coastal environment;

• F1“marine protected area” (“ardal forol warchodedig”) means a site—

  1. (i)

     designated as a special area of conservation in accordance with regulation 12(1) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 or regulation 7(1) of the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017;

  2. (ii)

     classified as special protection area in accordance with regulation 15(1) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 or regulation 12(1) of the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017;

  3. (iii)

     designated as marine conservation zone in accordance with section 116(1) of the 2009 Act;

  4. (iv)

     notified as a site of special scientific interest in accordance with section 28(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19818;

• F1“MoD strategic interest” (“buddiant strategol y Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn”) includes any training, test, evaluation or operation carried out or due to be carried out by the Ministry of Defence, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence or with the permission of the Ministry of Defence;

• “plan or project” (“cynllun neu brosiect”) has the same meaning as in Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora10;
• “Ramsar site” (“safle Ramsar”) has the same meaning as in section 37A of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 198111;

• “shellfish” (“pysgod cregyn”) includes crustaceans and molluscs of any kind and any part of a shellfish;

• F1“the Trinity House” (“Trinity House”) has the meaning given in section 223(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

• F1“the UK Hydrographic Office” (“Swyddfa Hydrograffig y DU”) means the Hydrographic Office of the Ministry of Defence;

“waste” (“gwastraff”) means anything that—