Schedules
Schedule 1Marine plans: preparation and adoption
Marine plans to be compatible with certain other marine plans and development plans
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In preparing or amending a marine plan for a marine plan area the Department must take all reasonable steps to secure that the plan is compatible with—
a
the marine plan for any marine plan area (whether or not within the Northern Ireland inshore region) which is related to that area;
b
the development plan under Article 4 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 for any area which is related to the marine plan area.
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For the purposes of this paragraph, one area is “related to” another if one or more of the following conditions is met—
a
the one area adjoins or is adjacent to the other;
b
the one area lies wholly or partly within the other;
c
the whole or any part of the one area affects or is affected by the whole or any part of the other.
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In sub-paragraph (1)(a) “marine plan” and “marine plan area” include a marine plan and a marine plan area within the meaning given by section 51 of the 2009 Act.