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Made under: Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
Enforced by: MMO
Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

0 of 3 sections shown

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Application

s.003 Interpretation

Part 2

1 of 2 sections shown

s.005 Activities relating to disposal or recovery of waste Regulated

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.004 Exemption from need for marine licence

Part 3

Activities to which article 4 applies and conditions

3 of 41 sections shown

s.020 Emergency works in response to flood or flood risk Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Environment Agency must notify licensing authority of emergency flood works within 168 hoursStatutory regulator

s.034 Cables and pipelines – authorised emergency inspection and repair Regulated

Notify licensing authority of emergency cable/pipeline repair within 24 hoursAny Person

s.samples for testing or analysis Samples for testing or analysis Regulated

Notify MMO before taking marine samples for testing or analysisAny Person

38 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.006 Interpretation of this Part

s.007 Activities falling within Part 6 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995

s.008 Safety directions under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995

s.009 Salvage activities

s.010 Fire fighting

s.011 Air accident investigation

s.012 Fishing operations

s.013 Shellfish propagation and cultivation

s.014 Discharge etc of offshore chemicals and oil

s.015 Deposit of marine chemical and marine oil treatment substances etc

s.016 Deposit of equipment to control, contain or recover oil etc

s.017 Scientific instruments etc

s.018 Deposits in the course of aggregates or mineral dredging

s.019 Maintenance of coast protection, drainage and flood defence works

s.021 Use of vehicles to remove litter , seaweed or dead animals from beaches and intertidal areas

s.022 Deposits in the course of normal navigation or maintenance

s.023 Maintenance of harbour works

s.024 Removal of obstruction or danger to navigation

s.025 Moorings and aids to navigation

s.026 Markers for European marine sites and marine conservation zones

s.027 Launching of vessels etc

s.028 Dismantling of ships

s.029 Scheduled works under the Crossrail Act 2008

s.030 Licensed deep sea mining

s.031 Diver trails within restricted areas

s.032 Coastguard activities – safety purposes and training

s.033 Deposit and use of flares etc – safety purposes and training

s.035 Bored tunnels

s.036 Defence activities

s.037 Rights of foreign vessels etc under international law

s.038 Activities carried on in the Scottish inshore region

s.accidental deposits – removal activity Accidental deposits – removal activity

s.deposit of a substance arising from the cleaning o Deposit of a substance arising from the cleaning of vessels

s.navigational dredging Navigational dredging

s.pontoons Pontoons

s.recovery of marine litter etc. Recovery of marine litter etc.

s.temporary markers Temporary markers

s.use of vehicles or vessels to remove marine litter Use of vehicles or vessels to remove marine litter and debris

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

1 more guide that reference this instrument

Marine Licence

Connected legislation

The wider family of instruments made under the same parent Act.

The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment ) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI 2020/1542

The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 SI 2017/1177

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI 2019/39

The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018 SI 2018/98

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 SI 2011/405

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement and Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Order 2014 SI 2014/3088

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1, Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2010 SI 2010/630

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 SI 2010/298

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.3) Order 2010 SI 2010/907

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 SI 2010/2195

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.5, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 SI 2011/556

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013 SI 2013/3055

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2010 SI 2010/2916

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Order 2010 SI 2010/1410

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2011 SI 2011/603

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2012 SI 2012/698

The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 SI 2014/950

The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 SI 2018/850

The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 SI 2024/204 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule

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