Article 2 ApplicationI1

United Kingdom

(1)

This Order applies in relation to any area, and any licensable marine activity carried on in that area, for which the Secretary of State is—

(a)

the appropriate licensing authority under section 113 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009^f1,

(b)

an enforcement authority under section 114 of that Act^f2,

and references in this Order to “the licensing authority” or an “enforcement authority” are to be read accordingly.

(2)

Nothing in this Order applies in relation to any excepted function within the meaning of section 98(6) of that Act.

Annotations

f1: By virtue of section 113(2)(a), (4)(a), (6)(a) and (8) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, the Secretary of State is the appropriate licensing authority as respects anything done in the course of carrying on certain activities in the Scottish offshore region, Wales and the Welsh inshore region, Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland inshore region, and in relation to any other area not mentioned in subsection (2), (4) or (6). See section 322(1) for definitions of those regions.
f2: The Secretary of State is an enforcement authority for the areas for which the Secretary of State is the appropriate licensing authority: see section 114(2) of that Act.