Part 1The Marine Management Organisation
Chapter 4Miscellaneous, general and supplemental provisions
General powers and duties
I126Provision of information etc
1
The MMO may—
a
publish documents or provide information about any matter relating to any of its functions or its general objective, or
b
assist in the publication of such documents or the provision of such information.
F11A
The MMO must, at the request of the Secretary of State—
a
publish documents or provide information about any international marine matter, or
b
assist in the publication of such documents or the provision of such information.
2
Nothing in any other enactment imposing a duty or conferring a power on the MMO—
a
to publish, or assist in the publication of, documents of a particular kind, or
b
to provide, or assist in the provision of, information of a particular kind,
F33
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 publish documents or provide information about a corresponding matter that relates to the UK marine area or an area within it.
4
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).