Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 5)

Part 3 Marine planning

Marine plans

10 Effect of withdrawal from or of marine policy statement or of national marine plan

(1) Where the Scottish Ministers withdraw from a marine policy statement in accordance with section 48 of the 2009 Act, or a marine policy statement is withdrawn (by virtue of the withdrawal of the Secretary of State under that section), the withdrawal does not affect—

(a) the continuing validity or effect of a national marine plan or regional marine plan, or

(b) until such time as a new marine policy statement is in effect in relation to the Scottish marine area, the construction of any national or regional marine plan.

(2) Where the Scottish Ministers withdraw a national marine plan, the withdrawal does not affect—

(a) the continuing validity or effect of a regional marine plan, or

(b) until such time as a new national marine plan is in effect, the construction of any regional marine plan.