{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-act-northern-ireland-2013/section-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-act-northern-ireland-2013/section-12.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2013/10",
  "legislation_title": "Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-act-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Interpretation of this Part",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“adopted”—\n(a)in the case of a marine policy statement, is to be read in accordance with section 44 of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to, the 2009 Act;\n(b)in the case of a marine plan, is to be read in accordance with section 4 of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to, this Act;\n“marine plan” has the meaning given in section 4;\n“marine plan area” has the meaning given in section 4;\n“marine policy statement” is to be construed in accordance with sections 44 and 47 of the 2009 Act;\n“the relevant Northern Ireland departments” has the meaning given in section 4(11);\n“retained functions” has the meaning given in section 60 of the 2009 Act.\n(2) Any reference in this Part to a marine policy statement governing marine planning for an area is to be construed in accordance with section 4(10).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2013/10/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:27.238196+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}