Explanatory note
England and Wales
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for appeals to be made to the First-tier Tribunal against certain notices issued under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”).
The notices are—
a notice varying, suspending or revoking a marine licence, or extending a period of suspension, issued under section 72 of the 2009 Act in relation to which the Welsh Ministers are the appropriate licensing authority (regulations 2(a) and 3);
a compliance notice, a remediation notice, a stop notice, or an emergency safety notice, in relation to which the Welsh Ministers are an enforcement authority (regulations 2(b) and 4). See section 115 of the 2009 Act for definitions of those notices.
Regulation 5 sets out powers of the First-tier Tribunal, and regulation 6 sets out provision for recovery of any sum payable pursuant to a decision of that Tribunal.
A full 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 Consents Unit, Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ or at the Welsh Assembly Government website at www.wales.gov.uk.