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SCHEDULE 4Consequential amendments: fines or maximum fines of numerical amounts of £5,000 or more

Part 1

Public General Acts

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23)

43.—(1) The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 85 (breach of requirement for, or conditions of, a licence), in subsection (4)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

(3) In section 92 (further provision as to enforcement notices), in subsection (4)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

(4) In section 103 (further provision as to stop notices), in subsection (4)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

(5) In section 105 (further provision as to emergency safety notices), in subsection (4)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

(6) In section 140 (offence of damaging etc protected features of MCZs), in subsection (4)(a), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

(7) In section 163 (offences), in subsection (3), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

(8) In section 190 (offences), in subsection (3), for “a fine not exceeding £50,000” substitute “a fine”.

(9) In section 292 (offences in relation to enforcement officers)–

(a)in subsection (8), after “subsection (4)” insert “or (5)”;

(b)in that subsection, for “a fine not exceeding £20,000” substitute “a fine”;

(c)omit subsection (9).