Part 3Marine planning
Validity of marine plans
I117Validity of national marine plans and regional marine plans
1
A relevant document must not be questioned in any legal proceedings, except in so far as is provided by this section.
2
A person aggrieved by a relevant document may make an application to the Court of Session on any of the following grounds—
a
that the document is not within the appropriate powers,
b
that a procedural requirement has not been complied with.
3
Any such application must be made not later than 6 weeks after the publication of the relevant document.
4
In this section and section 18—
a
“the appropriate powers” means in the case of a national marine plan, a regional marine plan or an amendment of any such plan, the powers conferred on the Scottish Ministers by sections 5 to 12,
b
“procedural requirement” means any requirement—
i
under the appropriate powers, or
ii
in directions under section 12 or 14,
which relates to the preparation, adoption or publication of a relevant document,
c
“relevant document” means—
i
a national marine plan,
ii
an amendment of a national marine plan,
iii
a regional marine plan,
iv
an amendment of a regional marine plan.