Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23)

Schedules

Schedule 4 U.K. Exclusive economic zone and Welsh zone: consequential amendments

Part 1 U.K. Exclusive economic zone

Energy Act 2004 U.K.

4 (1) Section 84 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) (exploitation of areas outside the territorial sea for energy production) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) For subsection (4) substitute—

“(4) The area within which the rights to which this section applies are exercisable (the “Renewable Energy Zone”)—

(a) is any area for the time being designated under section 41(3) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (exclusive economic zone), but

(b) if Her Majesty by Order in Council declares that the Renewable Energy Zone extends to such other area as may be specified in the Order, is the area resulting from the Order.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 4 in force at 31.3.2014 by S.I. 2013/3055, art. 2