3 Amendment of section 18
1 In subsection (2) of section 18 (licences)—
(a) in paragraph (a)—
(i) for “a controlled place which is not” substitute “an offshore controlled place which is not”;
(ii) before “, the Secretary of State” insert “(an “offshore UK-controlled place”)”;
(b) in paragraph (b)—
(i) for “such activities”, substitute “activities within section 17(2)(a) to (c)”;
(ii) for “that territorial sea”, substitute “the territorial sea adjacent to Scotland”;
(c) in paragraph (c)—
(i) for “such activities”, substitute “activities within section 17(2)(a) to (c)”;
(ii) for “a controlled place”, substitute “an offshore controlled place”;
(iii) for “that territorial sea”, substitute “the territorial sea adjacent to Scotland”;
(d) after paragraph (c), omit “and” and insert—

“(ca) in the case of a licence in respect of activities within section 17(2)(a) to (c) and an English controlled place, the Secretary of State,
(cb) in the case of a licence in respect of activities within section 17(2)(a) to (c) and a Welsh controlled place, the Welsh Ministers,
(cc) in the case of a licence in respect of activities within section 17(2)(a) to (c) and a Northern Ireland controlled place, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland,
(cd) in the case of a licence in respect of activities within section 17(2)(a) to (c) and a controlled place part of which is a Welsh controlled place and the rest of which is an English controlled place or an offshore UK-controlled place (or a combination of such places), either the Welsh Ministers or the Secretary of State,
(ce) in the case of a licence in respect of activities within section 17(2)(a) to (c) and a controlled place part of which is a Northern Ireland controlled place and the rest of which is an offshore UK-controlled place, either the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland or the Secretary of State, and”

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(e) in paragraph (d), after “the Secretary of State”, insert “, the Welsh Ministers, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland”;
(f) after “a licence falling within paragraph (c)”, insert “, (cd) or (ce)”.
In relation to Scotland, paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 18(2) were amended under S.S.I. 2011/224.
2 After subsection (4) of section 18, insert—

“4A In this section—
“English controlled place” means a controlled place in England or in, under or over so much of the internal waters of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to England;
“Northern Ireland controlled place” means a controlled place in Northern Ireland or in, under or over so much of the internal waters of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Northern Ireland;
“Welsh controlled place” means a controlled place in Wales or in, under or over so much of the internal waters of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Wales.”

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