Marine (Scotland) Act 2010

25 Application for licence

(1) The Scottish Ministers may require an application for a marine licence to be—

(a) made in such form as they may determine,

(b) accompanied by such fee as may be determined by, or in accordance with, regulations made by them.

(2) The Scottish Ministers may determine different forms, and provide for different fees, for different descriptions of applications.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may require an applicant to—

(a) supply such information,

(b) produce such articles,

as in their opinion may be necessary to enable them to determine the application.

(4) Where the Scottish Ministers consider that, despite any information supplied or articles produced by the applicant under subsection (3), they are unable to determine the application, the Scottish Ministers may require the applicant to permit such investigations, examinations and tests as they may reasonably require to enable them to determine the application.

(5) If the Scottish Ministers carry out any investigation, examination or test (whether or not by virtue of subsection (4)) which in their opinion is necessary to enable them to determine an application, they may require the applicant to pay a fee towards the reasonable expenses of the investigation, examination or test.

(6) If an applicant fails to comply with a requirement made by the Scottish Ministers under this section, the Ministers may—

(a) refuse to proceed with the application,

(b) refuse to proceed with it until the failure is remedied.