Commentary on provisions of Act Miscellaneous Section 48: Amendments of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
This section introduces Schedule 10 which amends the MCAA to allow the MMO to carry out certain functions beyond the UK marine area and extends the powers of the MMO and the Devolved Administration to regulate the exploitation of sea fisheries resources for marine conservation purposes. The purpose of the conservation powers is to replace certain EU measures for the protection of the marine environment in Member States’ offshore zones.