Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

73 Appeals against licensing decisions U.K.

(1) The appropriate licensing authority must by regulations make provision for any person who applies for a marine licence to appeal against a decision under section 71.

(2) The regulations required by subsection (1) must come into force on the day on which this Part comes into force.

(3) Regulations under this section may include—

(a) provision as to the procedure to be followed with respect to an appeal;

(b) provision for or in connection with suspending or varying any condition subject to which the licence was granted, pending determination of the appeal;

(c) provision as to the powers of any person to whom the appeal is made;

(d) provision as to how any sum payable in pursuance of a decision of that person is to be recoverable.

[F1 (4) The duty in subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a decision under section 71 to which section 73A applies.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 73(4) inserted (26.2.2015) by The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/374), arts. 1(1), 9(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 4 modified (E.W.S.) (7.9.2016) by The Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/844), arts. 1(2), 36 (with arts. 37, 38)

C2 Pt. 4 applied (E.W.S) (1.1.2022) by The Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1414), arts. 1, 32 (with arts. 41, 42, Sch. 17 para. 66)

C3 Pt. 4 applied (E.W.S.) (5.3.2022) by The Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/138), arts. 1, 32 (with arts. 41, 42, Sch. 16)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 73 partly in force; s. 73 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 324(1)(c)

I2 S. 73 in force at 6.4.2011 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2011/556, art. 3(2)(a)