Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (No. 50 of 2021). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to regulate the maritime area, to achieve such regulation by means of a National Marine Planning Framework, maritime area consents for the occupation of the maritime area for the purposes of maritime usages that will be undertaken for undefined or relatively long periods of time (including any such usages which also require development permission under the Planning and Development Act 2000 ) and licences for the occupation of the maritime area for maritime usages that are minor or that will be undertaken for relatively short periods of time, to establish a body corporate, the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority, to grant, revoke and suspend such consents and licences, take administrative responsibility for foreshore authorisations and generally oversee the enforcement of this Act in so far as it relates to such consents and licences, to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide for how that Act will treat applications for development permission which must have a maritime area consent before being made and to provide for consequential amendments to other enactments; and to provide for related matters. Subject Fisheries, Sea, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Fishery management and conservation Basic legislation Maritime zone Marine area Policy/planning Environmental planning Protection of environment Protected area Territorial sea Resource/damage valuation Institution Offences/penalties Continental shelf Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Authorization/permit Sustainable development EIA EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Coastal zone management Marine protected areas Public participation Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Act provides for the regulation of the maritime area. Part II concerns Maritime Spatial Plans (MSP) and Designated Maritime Area Plans and establishes that the objectives of a MSP shall be (a) to analyse and organise maritime usages in the maritime area for the purpose of achieving ecological, economic and social priorities; (b) to establish a national strategy for the Government in relation to the strategic planning and sustainable maritime usages in the maritime area; (c) to apply an ecosystem based approach for the purpose of supporting proper planning and sustainable maritime usages in the maritime area, and; (d) to promote the coexistence of different types of maritime usages in the maritime area. Furthermore it provides for the amendment process, assessment, establishment of a database, among others. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends Foreshore Act, 1933. Legislation | Ireland | 1933 (2021) Keyword: Land-use planning, Coastal zone management, Transfer, Lease Source: FAO, FAOLEX Foreshore (Amendment) Act, 1992. Legislation | Ireland | 1992 (2017) Keyword: Protected area, Coastal zone management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Registration of Title Act, 1964. Legislation | Ireland | 1964 (2021) Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Survey/mapping, Ownership, Transfer, Traditional rights/customary rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX Planning and Development Act, 2000 (Act No. 30 of 2000). Legislation | Ireland | 2000 (2021) Keyword: Expropriation, Land-use planning, EIA, Coastal zone management, Institution, Cultural heritage, Basic legislation, Waterworks, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Electricity Regulation Act 1999. Legislation | Ireland | 1999 (2022) Keyword: Institution, Renewable energy, Energy conservation/energy production, Authorization/permit, Concession, Certification, Risk assessment/management, Natural gas, Royalties/fees, Access-to-information, Consumer protection, Coal, Protection of environment, Social protection, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Access-to-justice, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Mining, Oil, Hazards, Marine pollution, Maritime zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 (No. 29 of 2022). Legislation | Ireland | 2022 Keyword: Land-use planning, Marine area Source: FAO, FAOLEX