147 Interpretation of this Chapter
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (2009 c 23) | Legislation

147  Interpretation of this Chapter

(1)     In this Chapter—

“animal” includes any egg, larva, pupa, or other immature stage of an animal;

“appropriate authority” has the meaning given by section 116(5);

“the appropriate statutory conservation body” means—

(a)     in respect of an area in England, Natural England,

(b)     in respect of an area in Wales, [the Natural Resources Body for Wales],

(c)     in respect of an area outside the seaward limits of the territorial sea, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee;

“emergency byelaw” has the meaning given by section 131;

“enforcement authority” means, in relation to any area, any authority which has a function (whether

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