It’s Mari–Time! Maritime Area Planning Bill and National Marine Planning Framework, Hot Off the Press

Late on 30 June 2021, the pre-initiation copy of the (marvellously-named) Maritime Area Planning (“MAP”) Bill; and the National Marine Planning Framework were published. Together with the Government’s Policy Statement on the Framework for Ireland’s Offshore Electricity Transmission System and the Marine Jurisdiction Bill, they will form a new framework to govern marine activities.