Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 8th November 2013.
(2) In these Regulations—
“Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997;
“marine fish farm” means a fish farm situated in marine waters for the breeding, rearing or keeping of fish or shellfish involving the use of such equipment as is referred to in section 26AA(1)(b) of the Act(1);
“marine planning zone” has the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Order 2007(2);
“marine waters” means the waters described in paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (6) of section 26 of the Act;
“pre-1999 marine fish farm” means a marine fish farm the operation of which is permitted by an authorisation granted pursuant to an application for such authorisation made before 14th March 1999; and
“shellfish” includes any kind of sea urchin, crustacean or mollusc.
Section 26AA was inserted by section 4(1) of the 2006 Act.
S.S.I. 2007/268 as amended by S.S.I. 2012/117.