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Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

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116Marine conservation zonesU.K.
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(1)The appropriate authority may by order designate any area falling within subsection (2) as a marine conservation zone (an “MCZ”).

Section 117 sets out the grounds on which such an order may be made.

(2)An area falls within this subsection if—

(a)it is an area of the sea within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom;

(b)it is an area of the sea within the limits of the exclusive economic zone;

(c)it is an area of the sea bed or subsoil within the limits of the UK sector of the continental shelf (so far as not falling within an area mentioned in paragraph (b)).

(3)But an area does not fall within subsection (2) if it is in—

(a)the Scottish inshore region, or

(b)the Northern Ireland inshore region.

(4)Section 118 makes further provision as to the areas that may be included in an MCZ.

(5)For the purposes of this Chapter the appropriate authority is—

(a)in relation to an area in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b)in relation to an area in the Scottish offshore region, the Scottish Ministers;

(c)in any other case, the Secretary of State.

(6)The Scottish Ministers may not designate any area as an MCZ without the agreement of the Secretary of State.

(7)An MCZ designated by the Scottish Ministers under this section is to be known as a marine protected area.

Any reference in this Act to an MCZ is, in relation to an MCZ designated by the Scottish Ministers, to be read as a reference to a marine protected area.

(8)Until the coming into force of the first Order in Council made under section 41 (the exclusive economic zone), the reference in subsection (2)(b) to the exclusive economic zone is to be read as a reference to a renewable energy zone.

Commencement Information

I1S. 116 partly in force; s. 116 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 324(1)(c); s. 116 in force for further specified purposes at 12.1.2010 see s. 324(2)(b)(i)

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