# Administrative and Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 2026, Section 17: Marine licensing


(1) Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is amended as follows.
(2) After section 67A, insert—
“Advice and other assistance from Northern Ireland department
67B (1) This section applies where the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland is the appropriate licensing authority.
(2) The licensing authority may provide advice or other assistance to any person who requests it in connection with—
(a) an application which the person proposes to make to the licensing authority for a marine licence, or
(b) any other matter in respect of which the licensing authority exercises functions under this Part.
(3) The licensing authority may charge fees in respect of the reasonable costs incurred by it in connection with the provision of advice or other assistance under subsection (2).”.
(3) In section 72A—
(a) in the section title, after “Welsh Ministers” insert “or the Northern Ireland department”,
(b) in subsection (1), after “Welsh Ministers” insert “or the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland”,
(c) in subsection (2)(c), after “Welsh Ministers” insert “or the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland”,
(d) in subsection (6)(a), after “Welsh Ministers” insert “or the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland”.
(4) In section 107A—
(a) in the section title, after “Welsh Ministers” insert “or the Northern Ireland department”,
(b) in subsection (1), after “Welsh Ministers” insert “or the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland”.
(5) In section 107B—
(a) in the section title, after “Welsh Ministers” insert “or the Northern Ireland department”,
(b) in subsection (1), after “Welsh Ministers” insert “or the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland”.
(6) In section 108(2A), after “Welsh Ministers” insert “or the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2026/10/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/administrative-and-financial-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2026/section-17
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