Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

Schedule 9: Licensing: transitional provision relating to Part 4 Amendments 109 and 109A 109: Schedule 9, page 251, line 10, leave out sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) and insert— "(1) This paragraph applies in any case where— (a) immediately before the commencement date, an authority was required to maintain under section 14 of FEPA a register (the "FEPA register") containing information of any particular description in respect of any particular area, (b) on that date the authority ceased to be required to maintain a register under that section containing information of that description in respect of that area, and (c) as from that date the authority is required to maintain a register under section 98 of this Act (the "new register") containing information in respect of that area. (2) In any such case, the authority must include in the new register any information falling within sub-paragraph (1)(a) that was contained (or was required to have been contained) in the FEPA register immediately before the commencement date." 109A: Schedule 9, page 253, line 43, at end insert— "Direction under section 58(1)(c) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 13 (1) To the extent that they relate to the abandonment of an offshore installation, any functions exercisable under the provisions of this Part of this Act specified in sub-paragraph (2) are exercisable in relation to Welsh controlled waters by a Minister of the Crown only after consultation with the Welsh Ministers. (2) The provisions are— (a) sections 64(1) to (5), 66(1), (3) and (4), 68(1) to (3) and 69(1) to (3) (marine licences), so far as relating to items 1 to 6 and 11 to 13 in section 63(1) (licensable marine activities); (b) section 103 (power to take remedial action). (3) In this paragraph— "offshore installation" has the meaning given by section 44 of the Petroleum Act 1998 (c. 17); "Welsh controlled waters" has the same meaning as in paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). (4) The provision made by the preceding provisions of this paragraph has effect as if it were a direction made by Order in Council under section 58(1)(c) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) made by virtue of paragraph 4(1)(c) of Schedule 3 to that Act and may accordingly be amended, modified or repealed by any such Order in Council." Amendments 109 and 109A agreed.