Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates "a new system of marine management".Section 1 creates the Marine Management Organisation.
Sections 1 to 3 and Schedules 1 and 2 came into force on 12 January 2010.
Section 14 gave the powers to establish an Exclusive economic zone, with the zone defined by The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013 which came into force on 31 March 2014. The UK was later than most states in establishing an EEZ, previously relying on overlapping maritime zones for fisheries; pollution control; and energy matters.
