{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-and-coastal-access-act-2009/section-155",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-and-coastal-access-act-2009/section-155.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": "section/155",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "155",
  "heading": "Power to make byelaws",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of performing the duty imposed by section 153 or the duty imposed by section 154, the authority for an IFC district may make byelaws for that district.\n(2) Byelaws made under this section must be observed within the district for which they are made.\n(3) A byelaw made under this section does not have effect until it is confirmed by the Secretary of State.\nThis is subject to section 157 (emergency byelaws).\n(4) The Secretary of State may confirm a byelaw without modification or with such modifications as are agreed to by the IFC authority that made the byelaw.\n(5) Before confirming a byelaw, the Secretary of State may cause a local inquiry to be held.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 155 modified by SI 2010/675 Sch. 23 Pt. 8 para. 3 Table 9 (as substituted (1.10.2011) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2043), reg. 1(b), Sch. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 155 modified (E.W.) (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 1(1), Sch. 23 paras. 1(3), 2 Table 9 (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 155 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.I. 2011/556, art. 2(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/23/section/155",
    "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."
}