The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c 23) is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. It creates "a new system of marine management".
The Marine Management Organisation
Section 1(1) creates the
Marine Management Organisation
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom established under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, with responsibility for English waters. The MMO exists to make a significant cont ...
.
Sections 1 to 3 and Schedules 1 and 2 came into force on 12 January 2010.
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Exclusive economic zone
Section 41 gave the powers to establish an Exclusive economic zone (EEZ), with the zone defined by The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013
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which came into force on 31 March 2014. The UK was later than most states in establishing an EEZ, previously relying on overlapping maritime zones for fisheries; pollution control; and energy matters.
Coastal access
Sections 296 to 310 provide for the establishment of an English coastal walking route (i.e. the England Coast Path
The England Coast Path is a proposed long-distance National Trail that will follow the coastline of England. When complete, it will be 2,795 miles (4,500 kilometres) in length.
The trail is being implemented by Natural England, a non-departm ...
) and of rights of access to land near the English coast. They also contain supplementary legislation concerning the powers of the Welsh Assembly
The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh ...
concerning the Wales Coast Path
The Wales Coast Path ( cy, Llwybr Arfordir Cymru) is a designated long-distance trail which follows, or runs close to, the coastline of Wales.
Launched in 2012, the footpath is long and was heralded as the first dedicated coast path in the wor ...
.
See also
*Ministerial order
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References
*Halsbury's Statutes
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,
External links
The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
as amended from the National Archives.
The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
as originally enacted from the National Archives.
Explanatory notes
to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, prepared by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2009
Environmental law in the United Kingdom
Fishing in the United Kingdom
Walking in the United Kingdom
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