Maritime Area Planning Act 2021
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Application - Act of 1992 and Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 | ||
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184. (1) The Act of 1992 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 1: | ||
“Application - this Act and Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 | ||
1A. (1) In this section, ‘relevant Minister’ means the Minister of the Government who falls within paragraph (c) of section 1B of the Principal Act. | ||
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the relevant Minister shall not, on or after the establishment day, perform a function under section 5(1), 6(1) or (4) or 7(1). | ||
(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply to— | ||
(a) an application made by the relevant Minister under section 5(1) or 6(1) before the establishment day but not finally determined before that day, or | ||
(b) any proceedings initiated by the relevant Minister under section 6(4) or 7(1) before the establishment day but not concluded before that day. | ||
(4) Except where subsection (3) applies, references to the appropriate Minister in section 5(1), 6(1) or (4) or 7(1) shall, on and after the establishment day and to the extent that such references are references to the relevant Minister, be construed as references to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority. | ||
(5) In this section, ‘establishment day’ means the day appointed under section 41 of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021.”. |