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Introductory Text
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
1.(1) Where the Department decides to prepare a marine plan...
Secretary of State to be kept informed of Department's intentions as to certain matters.
2.(1) This paragraph applies in any case where the Department...
Marine plans to be compatible with certain other marine plans and development plans
3.(1) In preparing or amending a marine plan for a...
Consultation with other relevant Northern Ireland departments.
4.The Department must consult the other relevant Northern Ireland departments—...
Statement of public participation.
5.(1) Before preparing a marine plan for any marine plan...
Further provision about the content of an SPP.
6.(1) An SPP must include a proposed timetable.
Review and revision of the SPP
7.(1) The Department must keep the SPP under review..
Advice and assistance.
8.(1) In connection with the preparation of a marine plan,...
Matters to which the Department is to have regard in preparing a marine plan
9.(1) The matters to which the Department is to have...
Sustainability appraisal.
10.(1) The Department must carry out an appraisal of the...
Preparation and publication of a consultation draft.
11.(1) The Department must publish a draft containing its proposals...
Representations about the consultation draft.
12.(1) Any person may make representations about the consultation draft....
Independent investigation
13.(1) Where it has published a consultation draft in accordance...
Matters to which Department is to have regard in settling text for adoption
14.In settling the text of a marine plan for adoption...
Adoption and publication of a marine plan.
15.(1) A marine plan is “adopted” by the Department when...
Action taken by the Department before commencement
16.(1) This paragraph applies to any action taken by the...
Schedule 2
Further provision about fixed monetary penalties under section 35
Fixed monetary penalties: other sanctions
1.(1) An order under section 35 must secure that, in...
Monetary penalties
2.(1) An order under section 35 may include provision—
Appeals
3.(1) An order under section 35 may not provide for...
Consultation
4.(1) Before making an order under section 35, the Department...
Guidance as to use of fixed monetary penalties
5.(1) An order under section 35 must secure the results...
Guidance as to enforcement of offences
6.(1) Where an order under section 35 confers powers to...
Publication of enforcement action
7.(1) An order under section 35 must secure the result...
Disclosure of information
8.(1) Information held by or on behalf of a person...