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2(1)Any area which, immediately before the commencement date, is designated by an order under section 36 of the 1981 Act as a marine nature reserve is to be treated, on and after that date, as if it were a marine conservation zone designated by an order under section 116.E+W
(2)The designation having effect by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) includes (in accordance with section 118(6)(b)) the area of land designated by the order under section 36, together with all of the water covering that land.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 12 para. 2 partly in force; Sch. 12 para. 2 in force for specified purposes at 12.1.2010 see s. 324(2)(b)(i)
I2Sch. 12 para. 2 in force at 12.12.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/3088, art. 2(b)