Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision in relation to marine functions and activities; to make provision about migratory and freshwater fish; to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of an English coastal walking route and of rights of access to land near the English coast; to enable the making of Assembly Measures in relation to Welsh coastal routes for recreational journeys and rights of access to land near the Welsh coast; to make further provision in relation to Natural England and the Countryside Council for Wales; to make provision in relation to works which are detrimental to navigation; to amend the Harbours Act 1964; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2009 c 23
Dates
Royal assent	12 November 2009
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised 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]

Sections 1 to 3 - 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 the 12 January 2010^[3]

See also

• Ministerial order

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 325 of this Act.
2. Explanatory notes, paragraph 3
3. The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3345 (C. 153)), article 2 and paragraph 1 of the Schedule

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• The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, as originally enacted from the National Archives.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