# The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations apply in relation to any application for a marine licence in relation to which the Department of the Environment is the appropriate licensing authority under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
Under section 67(1)(b) of that Act the appropriate licensing authority may require that an application for a marine licence be accompanied by a fee. These Regulations provide that such a fee is chargeable as defined in the Schedule to these Regulations.
These Regulations contain additional provisions relating to the payment of such fees, variation (in line with the Gross Domestic Deflator Index figure), repayment and waiver or reduction of fees.
Guidance on the use of these Regulations can be obtained from the Marine Assessment and Licensing Team, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Department of the Environment, 17 Antrim Road, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT28 3AL and from the Agency’s website at www.ni-environment.gov.uk.
A full Regulatory Impact Assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Marine Policy Team, Department of the Environment, Millennium House, 17-25 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BN and from the Department of the Environment website, www.doeni.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/77/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-application-fees-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/note
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