1.These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Department of the Environment (the Department) in order to assist the reader of the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (the Act). The Notes do not form part of the legislation and have not been endorsed by the Assembly.
2.The Notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or part of a section or Schedule does not seem to require an explanation or comment, none is given.