Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision in relation to marine functions and activities; to make provision about migratory and freshwater fish; to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of an English coastal walking route and of rights of access to land near the English coast; to enable the making of Assembly Measures in relation to Welsh coastal routes for recreational journeys and rights of access to land near the Welsh coast; to make further provision in relation to Natural England and the Countryside Council for Wales; to make provision in relation to works which are detrimental to navigation; to amend the Harbours Act 1964; and for connected purposes.
Citation2009 c. 23
Introduced byHilary Benn (Commons)
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lords)
Territorial extent England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent12 November 2009
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesSeal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act 1895
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates "a new system of marine management".[2]

  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 325 of this Act.
  2. ^ Explanatory notes, paragraph 3