Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013
Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (2013 c. 10 (N.I.))
- Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (2013 c. 10 (N.I.))
- Part 1 Preliminary
- 1 Sustainable development
- 2 The Northern Ireland inshore region
- 3 Arrangements to promote co-ordination of functions in Northern Ireland inshore region
- Part 2 Marine Planning
- Marine plans
- 4 Marine plans for Northern Ireland inshore region
- 5 Amendment of marine plan
- 6 Withdrawal of marine plan
- 7 Duty to keep relevant matters under review
- Decisions affected by a marine plan
- 8 Decisions affected by a marine plan
- Monitoring and reporting on marine plans
- 9 Monitoring of, and periodical reporting on, marine plans
- Validity of marine plans and amendments
- 10 Validity of marine plans
- 11 Powers of the High Court on an application under section 10
- Interpretation
- 12 Interpretation of this Part
- Part 3 Marine protection
- Designation of MCZs
- 13 Designation of marine conservation zones
- MCZs
- 14 Grounds for designation of MCZ
- 15 Further provision as to orders designating MCZs
- Designation procedure
- 16 Consultation before designation
- 17 Publication of orders
- 18 Hearings
- 19 Review of orders
- Duties of Department
- 20 Creation of network of conservation sites
- 21 Reports
- Duties of public authorities
- 22 General duties of public authorities in relation to MCZs
- 23 Duties of public authorities in relation to certain decisions
- 24 Advice and guidance by the Department
- 25 Failure to comply with duties, etc.
- Byelaws
- 26 Byelaws for protection of MCZs
- 27 Byelaws: procedure
- 28 Emergency byelaws
- 29 Interim byelaws for MCZ
- 30 Byelaws: supplementary
- 31 Hearings
- Offences
- 32 Offence of contravening byelaws
- 33 Offence of damaging, etc. protected features of MCZ
- 34 Exceptions
- Fixed monetary penalties
- 35 Fixed monetary penalties
- 36 Fixed monetary penalties: procedure
- 37 Fixed monetary penalties: further provision
- Enforcement powers
- 38 Enforcement officers
- 39 The common enforcement powers
- Supplementary
- 40 Repeals, amendments and transitional provisions
- 41 Interpretation of this Part
- Part 4 Marine licensing: Generating stations
- 42 Special procedure for applications relating to generating stations
- Part 5 Supplementary
- 43 Regulations and orders
- 44 Offences: companies, etc.
- 45 Disapplication of requirement for consent to certain prosecutions
- 46 Supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional provision etc.
- 47 Crown application
- 48 Interpretation
- 49 Commencement
- 50 Short title
- Schedules
- Schedule 1 Marine plans: preparation and adoption
- Department to notify relevant authorities of decision to prepare plan
- Secretary of State to be kept informed of Department's intentions as to certain matters.
- Marine plans to be compatible with certain other marine plans and development plans
- Consultation with other relevant Northern Ireland departments.
- Statement of public participation.
- Further provision about the content of an SPP.
- Review and revision of the SPP
- Advice and assistance.
- Matters to which the Department is to have regard in preparing a marine plan
- Sustainability appraisal.
- Preparation and publication of a consultation draft.
- Representations about the consultation draft.
- Independent investigation
- Matters to which Department is to have regard in settling text for adoption
- Adoption and publication of a marine plan.
- Action taken by the Department before commencement
- Schedule 2 Further provision about fixed monetary penalties under section 35
- Fixed monetary penalties: other sanctions
- Monetary penalties
- Appeals
- Consultation
- Guidance as to use of fixed monetary penalties
- Guidance as to enforcement of offences
- Publication of enforcement action
- Disclosure of information
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