(1)For the purposes of the application of this Act in relation to an area that includes the sea, the Scottish Ministers may by order modify the following provisions—
section 1(d),
section 2(2)(b),
section 3(5)(a), (b) and (d) and (7),
section 4(3)(a), (b) and (d) and (4),
section 6(3)(a), (b) and (e) and (4),
section 7(1)(c) and (5),
section 12(1)(a), (b) and (d), (2) and (7)(b),
section 17,
schedule 1, paragraphs 3(2) to (7), 5, 6(3) and 10,
schedule 2, paragraphs 8(2) and 9(1)(c),
schedules 3 and 5.
(2)Subsection (3) applies where an order under subsection (1) modifies any provision relating to consultation with persons representative of the interests of those who live, work or carry on business in an area.
(3)The modification must secure that such consultation includes consultation with persons representative of the interests of those who carry on commercial fishing operations in the part of the area consisting of the sea.