The Marine Environment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Amendment of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

2.—(1) The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 60(8)—

(a) omit paragraph (a);

(b) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) functions under section 58 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (international obligations);”(2);

(c) in paragraph (d)—

(i) omit “, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to,”;

(ii) for “(EU obligations)” substitute “(retained EU obligations)”.

(3) In section 76(2)(a), for the words from “under EU law” to “(c. 46))” substitute “exercisable under retained EU law”.

(4) In section 123(5), for “obligations under EU or international law” substitute “retained EU obligations or obligations under international law”.

(5) In section 141—

(a) omit subsection (6);

(b) in subsection (7), omit the definition of “third country vessel”.

(6) In section 244(1), in the definition of “third country vessel”—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “(other than Gibraltar) which is not a member State” substitute “other than the United Kingdom”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “a member State” substitute “the United Kingdom”.

(1)

2009 c.23. Sections 60(8) and 76 were amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(2)

Section 58 was amended by section 12(2)(a) of the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11).