Explanatory note

The Fourth Schedule to the Coast Protection Act 1949 (c.74) specifies waters which, for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act (coast protection) are not included in the expressions “sea” and “seashore” as defined in section 49 of the Act.

These Regulations vary the paragraph of the Fourth Schedule that applies to the River Wear and remake regulations applying in England which have previously varied other paragraphs of that Schedule (regulation 2). They revoke the regulations specified in the Schedule to the Regulations (regulation 3).

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact is foreseen on the private, voluntary or public sectors. The Explanatory Memorandum is available at www.legislation.gov.uk.