116 Marine conservation zones
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (2009 c 23) | Legislation

Part 5 Nature Conservation

Chapter 1
Marine Conservation Zones [and Management of Sea Fisheries]

Designation of zones

116  Marine conservation zones

(1)     The appropriate authority may by order designate any area falling within subsection (2) as a marine conservation zone (an “MCZ”).

Section 117 sets out the grounds on which such an order may be made.

(2)     An area falls within this subsection if—

(a)     it is an area of the sea within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom;

(b)

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