1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2012.
(2) This Order comes into force on 6th April 2012.
(3) In this Order—
“the 2009 Act” means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;
“dredging operation” means an operation which falls within item 9 in section 66(1) of the 2009 Act”; and
“an excepted dredging operation” is a dredging operation in respect of which the appropriate licensing authority is—
the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 113(4) of the 2009 Act; or
the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland by virtue of section 113(6) of the 2009 Act.