
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Marine Licensing (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and come into operation on 1st January 2025.
2 
The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 are amended in accordance with regulation 3.
3 

(1) In Part 1 of the Schedule (Description of Fee Tables (Usage)), in paragraph 1, for “9” substitute “12”.
(2) For Part 2 of the Schedule (Fees payable (Amounts payable)) substitute the following—“
PART 2

Table 1
Column 1Banded values in monetary terms Column 2Licence Fee
Band AUp to £2,499 £65
Band B£2,500 - £4,999 £200
Band C£5,000 - £19,999 £1,682
Band D£20,000 - £49,999 £2,323
Band E£50,000 - £199,999 £4,433
Band F£200,000 - £499,999 £6,378
Band G£500,000 - £999,999 £7,399
Band H£1,000,000 - £2,999,999 £13,852
Band I£3,000,000 - £4,999,999 £17,074
Band J£5,000,000 - £19,999,999 £20,300
Band K£20,000,000 - £49,999,999 £33,203
Band L£50,000,000 and above £54,450

Table 2
Column 1Banded values in terms of mass of material dredged (t = tonne) Column 2Licence fee
Band 1Up to 9,999t £752
Band 210,000t – 24,999t £910
Band 325,000t – 49,999t £1,062
Band 450,000t – 99,999t £1,710
Band 5100,000t – 499,999t £3,835
Band 6500,000t – 999,999t £5,441
Band 71,000,000 and above £9,175

Table 3
Column 1Banded values in terms of mass of material dredged (t = tonne) Column 2Licence fee
Band 1Up to 9,999t £2,760
Band 210,000t – 24,999t £3,840
Band 325,000t – 49,999t £5,233
Band 450,000t – 99,999t £7,384
Band 5100,000t – 499,999t £10,314
Band 6500,000t – 999,999t £14,635
Band 71,000,000t and above £24,660

Table 4
Column 1Banded values in terms of mass of material disposed (t = tonne) Column 2Licence fee
Band 1Up to 9,999t £6,189
Band 210,000t – 24,999t £8,449
Band 325,000t – 49,999t £11,829
Band 450,000t – 99,999t £16,685
Band 5100,000t – 499,999t £23,525
Band 6500,000t – 999,999t £33,203
Band 71,000,000t and above £55,774

Table 5
Column 1Banded values in terms of mass of material disposed (t = tonne) Column 2Licence fee
Band 1Up to 9,999t £8,323
Band 210,000t – 24,999t £11,418
Band 325,000t – 49,999t £15,255
Band 450,000t – 99,999t £22,649
Band 5100,000t – 499,999t £31,877
Band 6500,000t – 999,999t £45,130
Band 71,000,000t and above £76,059

Table 6
Licence fee
£1,273

Table 7
Licence fee
£90,284

Table 8
Column 1Banded values in terms of the project’s power output (MW = Megawatt, GW = Gigawatt) Column 2Licence fee
Band R1Up to 0.99MW £12,325
Band R21.00MW – 9.99MW £38,538
Band R310.00MW – 999.99MW £162,465
Band R41.00GW and above £162,465 plus £30,000 for each additional 500MW above 1.00GW”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 29th November 2024.
Owen Lyttle
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
