Regulator Profile

MMO

Marine Management Organisation

Enforcement Regulator

2

Areas of regulation

24

Laws enforced

England

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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

• Harbours Act 1964 Act 1964
• Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 Act 1967
• Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 Act 1967
• Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 Act 1975
• Environment Act 1995 Act 1995
• Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Act 2009
• Fisheries Act 2020 Act 2020
• Coast Protection Act 1949 Act

Secondary legislation

• Fishing Vessels (Vessel Monitoring Systems) (England and Wales and Scotland) Scheme 1998 UK Statutory Instrument 1998
• Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) Order 2000 UK Statutory Instrument 2000
• Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007 UK Statutory Instrument 2007
• Sea Fishing (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Order 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
• Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) Order 2011 UK Statutory Instrument 2011
• Marine Licensing (Procedural and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2011 UK Statutory Instrument 2011
• Marine Licensing (Notices) Regulations 2012 UK Statutory Instrument 2012
• Marine Conservation Zone (Designation) Orders UK Statutory Instrument 2013
• Marine Licensing (Application Fees) Regulations 2014 UK Statutory Instrument 2014
• Marine Licensing (Civil Sanctions) Order 2014 UK Statutory Instrument 2014
• ... and 6 more statutory instruments

Sectors regulated

Marine and tidal