Section 102(5)

After section 5 (byelaws for regulation etc of sea fisheries) there shall be inserted— Any power to make byelaws conferred by section 5 above may be exercised for marine environmental purposes. The power to make byelaws under section 5 above by virtue of this section is in addition to, and not in derogation from, the power to make byelaws under that section otherwise than by virtue of this section. Byelaws under section 5 above by virtue of this section shall be submitted for confirmation under section 7 below— in the case of a byelaw which is to have effect in England, only after consultation with the Nature Conservancy Council for England; in the case of a byelaw which is to have effect in Wales, only after consultation with the Countryside Council for Wales. In this section “marine environmental purposes” means the purposes— of conserving or enhancing the natural beauty or amenity of marine or coastal areas (including their geological or physiographical features) or of any features of archaeological or historic interest in such areas; or of conserving flora or fauna which are dependent on, or associated with, a marine or coastal environment.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30