Environmental Protection 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 1 Banded values in monetary terms Column 2 Licence Fee Band A Up 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 1 Banded values in terms of mass of material dredged (t = tonne) Column 2 Licence fee Band 1 Up to 9,999t £752 Band 2 10,000t – 24,999t £910 Band 3 25,000t – 49,999t £1,062 Band 4 50,000t – 99,999t £1,710 Band 5 100,000t – 499,999t £3,835 Band 6 500,000t – 999,999t £5,441 Band 7 1,000,000 and above £9,175 Table 3 Capital Dredging Licence Column 1 Banded values in terms of mass of material dredged (t = tonne) Column 2 Licence fee Band 1 Up to 9,999t £2,760 Band 2 10,000t – 24,999t £3,840 Band 3 25,000t – 49,999t £5,233 Band 4 50,000t – 99,999t £7,384 Band 5 100,000t – 499,999t £10,314 Band 6 500,000t – 999,999t £14,635 Band 7 1,000,000t and above £24,660 Table 4 Maintenance Dredge Disposal Licence Column 1 Banded values in terms of mass of material disposed (t = tonne) Column 2 Licence fee Band 1 Up to 9,999t £6,189 Band 2 10,000t – 24,999t £8,449 Band 3 25,000t – 49,999t £11,829 Band 4 50,000t – 99,999t £16,685 Band 5 100,000t – 499,999t £23,525 Band 6 500,000t – 999,999t £33,203 Band 7 1,000,000t and above £55,774 Table 5 Capital Dredge Disposal Licence Column 1 Banded values in terms of mass of material disposed (t = tonne) Column 2 Licence fee Band 1 Up to 9,999t £8,323 Band 2 10,000t – 24,999t £11,418 Band 3 25,000t – 49,999t £15,255 Band 4 50,000t – 99,999t £22,649 Band 5 100,000t – 499,999t £31,877 Band 6 500,000t – 999,999t £45,130 Band 7 1,000,000t 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 1 Banded values in terms of the project’s power output (MW = Megawatt, GW = Gigawatt) Column 2 Licence fee Band R1 Up to 0.99MW £12,325 Band R2 1.00MW – 9.99MW £38,538 Band R3 10.00MW – 999.99MW £162,465 Band R4 1.00GW 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