Regulator profile
MMO
Marine Management Organisation
Enforcement Regulator2 areas of regulation · 91 laws enforced · England
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.
Contact MMO
Types of regulation
Fisheries
Marine Licensing
Legal framework
Legislation that MMO directly enforces.
Primary legislation
- Coast Protection Act 1949 Act 1949
- 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
- The Magistrates' Courts Committees (West Midlands) Amalgamation Order 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
- The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
- The Deposits in the Sea (Exemptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2010 UK Statutory Instrument 2010
- The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1, Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2010 UK Statutory Instrument 2010
- The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 UK Statutory Instrument 2010
- The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.3) Order 2010 UK Statutory Instrument 2010
- The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 UK Statutory Instrument 2010
- The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2010 UK Statutory Instrument 2010
- ... and 72 more statutory instruments
Related legislation
Legislation connected to MMO's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Administered / monitored
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The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001
UK Statutory Instrument 2001
Sectors regulated
Marine and tidal
Coverage area
England