Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

Commons)
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lords)Territorial extent England & Wales, Scotland and Northern IrelandDatesRoyal assent12 November 2009Other legislationRepeals/revokesSeal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act 1895History of passage through ParliamentText of statute as originally enactedRevised text of statute as amended

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates "a new system of marine management".^[2]

The Marine Management Organisation

Section 1(1) creates the Marine Management Organisation.

Sections 1 to 3 and Schedules 1 and 2 came into force on 12 January 2010.^[3]

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 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.^[4][5]

Coastal access

Sections 296 to 310 provide for the establishment of an English coastal walking route (i.e. the England Coast Path) and of rights of access to land near the English coast. They also contain supplementary legislation concerning the powers of the Welsh Assembly concerning the Wales Coast Path.

See also

• Ministerial order

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

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• The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, as originally enacted from the National Archives.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.