Maritime Area Planning Act 2021

Limitation on ministerial powers

9. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), Parts 4 and 5 and Part XXI of the Act of 2000, the Minister shall not exercise any power or control in relation to—

(a) any particular MAC application, MAC, or enforcement matter relating to a particular MAC, with which the MARA is either involved or could be involved, or

(b) any particular licence application, licence, or enforcement matter relating to a particular licence, with which the MARA is either involved or could be involved.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not affect the performance by the Minister of functions transferred to him or her by the Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 339 of 2020 ) or transferred (whether before or after the coming into operation of this section) to him or her from the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media by an order under section 6 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939 .

(3) This section shall, with all necessary modifications, apply to a foreshore authorisation as it applies to a MAC or licence.