Amendments to the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010

3.—(1) The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

(a)in the definition of “competent authority”—

(i)in paragraph (b), after “region” insert “and the Welsh offshore region”; and

(ii)in paragraph (c), for “Department of the Environment” substitute “Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs”;

(b)in the definition of “devolved marine area”—

(i)in paragraph (b), after “region” insert “and the Welsh offshore region”; and

(ii)in paragraph (c), for “Department of the Environment” substitute “Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs”;

(c)in the definition of “devolved policy authority”, for “Department of the Environment” substitute “Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs”; and

(d)in the definition of “Northern Ireland body”, for the words from “the Department of Agriculture” to the end substitute “the Department for the Economy and the Department for Infrastructure”.

(3) In regulation 8 (cooperation in implementation of the marine strategy), in paragraph (1)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for “or the Welsh inshore region” substitute “, the Welsh inshore region or the Welsh offshore region”; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i)for “a devolved policy authority or” substitute “the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland or a”; and

(ii)omit “or the Welsh offshore region”.