An order granting development consent may include provision deeming a marine licence to have been issued under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (marine licensing) for any activity only if the activity is to be carried out wholly in one or more of the areas specified in subsection (2).
The areas are—
England,
waters adjacent to England up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea,
an exclusive economic zone, except any part of an exclusive economic zone in relation to which the Scottish Ministers have functions,
a Renewable Energy Zone, except any part of a Renewable Energy Zone in relation to which the Scottish Ministers have functions,
an area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964, except any part of that area which is within a part of an exclusive economic zone or Renewable Energy Zone in relation to which the Scottish Ministers have functions.
Subsections (4) and (5) apply if an order granting development consent includes provision—
deeming a marine licence to have been granted under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 subject to specified conditions, and
deeming those conditions to have been attached to the marine licence by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers under that Part.
A person who fails to comply with such a condition does not commit an offence under section 161 of this Act.
Sections 68 (notice of applications) and 69(3) and (5) (representations) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 do not apply in relation to the deemed marine licence.