Maritime Area Planning Act 2021
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Chapter 10 Special MAC cases | ||
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Definitions - Chapter 10 | ||
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100. In this Chapter— | ||
“foreshore authorisation” means a foreshore authorisation which falls within section 105 by virtue of being a lease made under section 2 of the Act of 1933; | ||
“incidental energy” means energy produced as an incidental by-product of— | ||
(a) activities in respect of which— | ||
(i) an aquaculture licence, or | ||
(ii) a trial licence, | ||
granted under Part II of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 relates, or | ||
(b) any other fishing or aquacultural activities duly being carried out; | ||
“offshore renewable energy” means energy (other than incidental energy) produced from a non-fossil renewable resource situated in the maritime area, and includes— | ||
(a) wind or solar energy, | ||
(b) wave or tidal or other hydropower, or | ||
(c) biomass (including seaweed); | ||
“relevant maritime usage” means any proposed maritime usage which is for the purposes of producing, from wind, offshore renewable energy where the usage— | ||
(a) is the subject of an application for a foreshore authorisation made before 31 December 2019 and which has not been finally determined, or abandoned or withdrawn, before the coming into operation of section 101 , | ||
(b) is the subject of a foreshore authorisation, or | ||
(c) was, on 31 December 2019, the subject of— | ||
(i) a valid connection agreement from a transmission system operator, or | ||
(ii) a confirmation by a transmission system operator as being eligible to be processed to receive a valid connection offer; | ||
“relevant Minister” means the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications; | ||
“transmission system operator” has the meaning assigned to it by the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 . |