
2024 No. 204
Environmental ProtectionMarine Licensing
The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Made 29th November 2024
Coming into operation 1st January 2025
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, as the appropriate licensing authority under section 113(6)(b) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 67(2) and 316(1) of that Act makes the following Regulations.
Citation and commencement
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.
Amendment of the Marine Licensing (Application Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
2 
The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 are amended in accordance with regulation 3.
Amendment of the Schedule
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 FEES PAYABLE

Table 1
Marine Construction Licence
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
Maintenance Dredging Licence
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
Capital Dredging Licence
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
Maintenance Dredge Disposal Licence
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
Capital Dredge Disposal Licence
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
Deposit of Tracer Dyes, Biocides and Other Such Materials Licence
Licence fee
£1,273

Table 7
Marine Minerals Extraction Licence
Licence fee
£90,284

Table 8
Marine Renewable Energy Licence
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
