Part 3Marine planning
Marine plans
6Conformity of marine plans with other documents
1
A national marine plan and a regional marine plan must be in conformity with any marine policy statement currently in effect for the Scottish marine area, unless relevant considerations indicate otherwise.
2
A regional marine plan must be in conformity with any national marine plan currently in effect, unless relevant considerations indicate otherwise.
3
For the purposes of this Part, a marine policy statement is “currently in effect” for the Scottish marine area if—
a
the statement has been adopted by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with Schedule 5 to the 2009 Act,
b
the statement has been published in accordance with paragraph 12 of that Schedule,
c
the statement has not been replaced by a later marine policy statement (see section 45(3) of that Act),
d
the Scottish Ministers have not withdrawn from the statement in accordance with section 48 of that Act, and
e
the statement has not been withdrawn (by virtue of the withdrawal of the Secretary of State in accordance with that section).