Marine and Coastal Access Bill
The Marine and Coastal Access Bill will ensure clean healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, by putting in place better systems for delivering sustainable development of marine and coastal environment.
The Marine and Coastal Access Bill completed its progress through the House of Lords on 8 June 2009. It was introduced to the House of Commons on 9 June and has its Second Reading on 23 June. The key documents page has links to transcripts of all Parliamentary proceedings on the Bill.
Latest news
- 1 July 2009: Consultation on secondary legislation for England and Wales under the Marine and Coastal Access Bill: Part 4 Marine Licensing published
- 9 June 2009: Bill introduced to the House of Commons.
- 13 May 2009: Draft guidance on SSSIs and National Nature Reserves (NNRs) in the subtidal area (Note 4) published.
Key information:
- Summary of concessions made on the Bill in the House of Lords (PDF)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Policy Paper (PDF 474 KB) (last revised - 29/06/2009)
- What the Marine and Coastal Access Bill covers
- What does this mean for individuals, industry and environmental groups
- What will happen next to the Bill in Parliament?
Related links
- Access to the Coast
- Announcement: location of the Marine Management Organisation headquarters will be Tyneside.
- Parliament
Page last modified: 2 July 2009