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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-act-northern-ireland-2013/section-48",
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  "legislation": "nia/2013/10",
  "legislation_title": "Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-act-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "section/48",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“the 2009 Act” means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;\n“act” includes omission;\n“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;\n“notice” means notice in writing;\n“public authority” means any of the following—\n(a)a Minister of the Crown or a department of the government of the United Kingdom;\n(b)a Northern Ireland department;\n(c)a statutory undertaker within the meaning given by section 250(1) of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;\n(d)a district council;\n(e)any other body established under a statutory provision;\n(f)the holder of any office under the Crown or any office established under a statutory provision;\n“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.",
  "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/48",
    "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."
}