Regulator Profile
MMO
Marine Management Organisation
Enforcement Regulator2
Areas of regulation
12
Laws enforced
UK-wide
Quick links
Fisheries
Marine Licensing
What MMO does
Licenses marine activities in English waters, including construction, dredging, and deposits at sea. Issues marine licences for offshore renewable energy projects below MHWS.
Additional information
Wales: NRW issues marine licences. Scotland: Marine Scotland.
Legal framework
Legislation that MMO enforces.
Primary legislation
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 - full legislation Act 2000
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Schedule 1 Act 2000
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Section 14 Act 2000
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Section 22 Act 2000
- Employment Rights Act 1996 Act 1996
- Employment Rights Act 2025 Act 2025
- Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Part 4 Act 2009
- TULRCA 1992 Act 1992
Secondary legislation
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006, Regulation 2 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
- Employment Rights Act 2025 (Parental and Paternity Leave) Regulations 2026 UK Statutory Instrument 2026
- EPR 2016 - Schedule 25 (Flood risk activities) UK Statutory Instrument 2016
Sectors regulated
Marine and tidal