Subsidiary works
5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and to the other provisions of this Order, the Authority may from time to time within the limits of deviation construct, maintain and operate, whether temporarily or permanently, such other works as may be necessary or convenient for the purposes, or in connection with or in consequence, of the construction, maintenance or use of the works or the Authority’s undertaking; including works for the accommodation or convenience of vessels or for the loading and unloading of goods and the embarking and landing of passengers.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall exempt the Authority from supplying environmental information to a decision maker who requires to take that information into account before deciding whether to give for that work–
(a)planning permission under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997(1); or
(b)a consent under the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007(2);
and, in this subparagraph, “decision maker” means either Aberdeenshire Council or the Scottish Ministers.