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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marine-licensing-notices-appeals-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348288032",
  "legislation_title": "The Marine Licensing (Notices Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marine-licensing-notices-appeals-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 316(6)(b), (7)(f) and (10) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nLICENSING (MARINE)\nMARINE POLLUTION\nTRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES\nMade ***\nComing into force 4th January 2027\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108 and 316(1) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.\nThe Secretary of State is the appropriate licensing authority under section 113(2)(a), (4)(a), (6)(a) and (8) of that Act.\nIn accordance with section 316(6)(b), (7)(f) and (10) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2009 c. 23. Section 108(2A) was inserted by section 79 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3) and is amended by section 232(6) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By virtue of section 113(2)(a), (4)(a), (6)(a) and (8) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, the Secretary of State is the “appropriate licensing authority” as respects anything done in the course of carrying out certain activities in the Scottish offshore region, Wales, the Welsh inshore region and the Welsh offshore region, Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland inshore region (see section 322(1) for the definition of those regions), and in relation to any area not mentioned in subsection (2), (4) or (6) of section 113; section 113 was amended by section 46(2) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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