Part 1The Marine Management Organisation
Chapter 4Miscellaneous, general and supplemental provisions
General powers and duties
I124Research
1
The MMO may (whether alone or with other bodies or persons)—
a
undertake research into any matter relating to its functions or its general objective, or
b
commission or support (by financial means or otherwise) research into any such matter.
2
The MMO is to make the results of any such research available to any person on request.
F12A
The MMO must, at the request of the Secretary of State—
a
undertake research into any international marine matter, or
b
commission or support (by financial means or otherwise) research into any such matter;
and may, in complying with such a request, undertake, commission or support research with other bodies or persons.
2B
The MMO must, at the request of the Secretary of State, make the results of any research under subsection (2A) available to any person.
3
a
any information that it could refuse to disclose in response to a request under—
i
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36), or
ii
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/ 3391) or any regulations replacing those Regulations;
b
any information whose disclosure is prohibited by any enactment.
F34
For the purposes of this section a matter is an “international marine matter” if—
a
it relates to an area outside the UK marine area, and
b
the MMO has power under subsection (1)(a) to undertake research into a corresponding matter that relates to the UK marine area or an area within it.
5
References in this section to the functions of the MMO are to functions exercisable by or on behalf of the MMO (including functions that the MMO performs under an agreement under section 14, and functions that any other body performs under an agreement under section 15).
6
References in this section to a person include a person outside the United Kingdom.