Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
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The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is a UK law that overhauled marine management by creating a comprehensive framework for marine planning, conservation, licensing, and public coastal access.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 canonical | 7 |
| UK Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1339659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Context triple: [Marine Management Organisation, legalBasis, Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009]
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A.
Environmental Protection Act 1990
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is a key UK law that provides the framework for controlling pollution, managing waste, and protecting the environment.
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B.
Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (Washington)
The Shoreline Management Act of 1971 is a Washington State law that regulates the use and development of shorelines to protect natural resources, public access, and shoreline ecology.
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C.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 is an Australian federal law that establishes the framework for protecting and managing the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, including creating the authority responsible for its conservation.
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D.
Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
The Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 is Scottish legislation that established Historic Environment Scotland as the lead public body for caring for, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment.
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E.
Navigation Acts (England)
The Navigation Acts were a series of 17th- and 18th-century English laws that regulated colonial trade to strengthen English shipping and ensure that commerce with its colonies benefited England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Target entity description: The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is a UK law that overhauled marine management by creating a comprehensive framework for marine planning, conservation, licensing, and public coastal access.
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A.
Environmental Protection Act 1990
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is a key UK law that provides the framework for controlling pollution, managing waste, and protecting the environment.
-
B.
Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (Washington)
The Shoreline Management Act of 1971 is a Washington State law that regulates the use and development of shorelines to protect natural resources, public access, and shoreline ecology.
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C.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 is an Australian federal law that establishes the framework for protecting and managing the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, including creating the authority responsible for its conservation.
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D.
Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
The Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 is Scottish legislation that established Historic Environment Scotland as the lead public body for caring for, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment.
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E.
Navigation Acts (England)
The Navigation Acts were a series of 17th- and 18th-century English laws that regulated colonial trade to strengthen English shipping and ensure that commerce with its colonies benefited England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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UK environmental law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Marine Management Organisation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United Kingdom exclusive economic zone
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surface form:
UK Exclusive Economic Zone (in part)
UK territorial waters ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates |
England Coast Path framework
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duty to prepare marine plans ⓘ power to designate Marine Conservation Zones ⓘ |
| createsFrameworkFor |
coastal access in England
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designation of Marine Conservation Zones ⓘ marine licensing regime ⓘ marine planning system in UK waters ⓘ |
| establishes | Marine Management Organisation ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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devolved administrations (for devolved matters) ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
UK government
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surface form:
UK Government
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| jurisdiction |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| longTitle | An Act to make provision in relation to marine and coastal access, marine planning, marine licensing, marine nature conservation and the establishment of a Marine Management Organisation, and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| part |
Part 1: The Marine Management Organisation
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Part 2: Marine Planning ⓘ Part 3: Marine Licensing ⓘ Part 4: Marine Nature Conservation ⓘ Part 9: Coastal Access ⓘ |
| policyArea |
environmental protection
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marine governance ⓘ public access to the countryside ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
create a framework for marine conservation
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establish a system of marine planning ⓘ improve public access to the English coast ⓘ reform marine management in UK waters ⓘ regulate marine licensing ⓘ |
| regionFocus | UK marine area ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
EU marine strategy framework directive
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surface form:
Marine Strategy Framework Directive (EU)
UK Marine Policy Statement ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2009-11-12 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 self-link ⓘ |
| status | in force (with amendments) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
coastal access
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fisheries management (in part) ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ marine environment ⓘ marine spatial planning ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2009 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Description of subject: The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is a UK law that overhauled marine management by creating a comprehensive framework for marine planning, conservation, licensing, and public coastal access.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chief Executive of the Marine Management Organisation
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legalBasis
→
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
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this entity surface form:
UK Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009