{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-and-coastal-access-act-2009/section-31",
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  "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/31",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "31",
  "heading": "Incidental powers",
  "text": "(1) The MMO may do anything which appears to it to be incidental or conducive to the carrying out of its functions or the achievement of its general objective.\n(2) In particular, the MMO may—\n(a) enter into agreements;\n(b) acquire or dispose of land or other property;\n(c) subject to the restrictions imposed by sections 33 and 34, borrow money;\n(d) subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, form bodies corporate or acquire or dispose of interests in bodies corporate;\n(e) accept gifts;\n(f) invest money.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 31 in force at 12.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/23/section/31",
    "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."
}