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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-and-coastal-access-act-2009/schedule-5/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-and-coastal-access-act-2009/schedule-5/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/23",
  "legislation_title": "Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-and-coastal-access-act-2009",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In this Schedule—\n“consultation draft” is to be read in accordance with paragraph 8;\n“the final text” means that draft of the relevant document which is adopted by the relevant authorities and published by them under paragraph 12 as the relevant document;\n“the relevant authorities” means the policy authorities that publish the relevant document;\n“relevant document” means—\n(a)an MPS, or\n(b)amendments of an MPS;\n“SPP” means a statement of public participation under paragraph 4.\n(2) In this Schedule—\n(a) any reference to each, some or any of the relevant authorities is a reference to those authorities separately,\n(b) any other reference to the relevant authorities is a reference to those authorities acting jointly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 2 wholly in force at 12.1.2010; Sch. 5 para. 2 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 324(1)(a)(i); Sch. 5 para. 2 in force in so far as not already in force at 12.1.2010 see s. 324(2)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/23/schedule/5/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:47.916077+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."
}