# Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Paragraph 2


(1) Any area which, immediately before the commencement date, is designated by an order under section 36 of the 1981 Act as a marine nature reserve is to be treated, on and after that date, as if it were a marine conservation zone designated by an order under section 116.
(2) The designation having effect by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) includes (in accordance with section 118(6)(b)) the area of land designated by the order under section 36, together with all of the water covering that land.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/23/schedule/12/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-and-coastal-access-act-2009/schedule-12/paragraph-2
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