The South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2014 (Urgent Continuation) Order 2015

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 303

Environmental Protection

Marine Management

The South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2014 (Urgent Continuation) Order 2015

Made

17th August 2015

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

17th August 2015

Coming into force

28th September 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 88(6) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010(1).

In accordance with section 88(7) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers intend to make a marine conservation order (a “permanent order”) in respect of the South Arran Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area(2) (in accordance with the requirements of section 87 of that Act), and they have published notice of their proposal to make the permanent order(3).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2014 (Urgent Continuation) Order 2015 and comes into force on 28th September 2015.

Continuation of the South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2014 and duration in force

2.  The South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2014(4) is to remain in force for the period of 12 months beyond that specified in article 1(2) of that Order.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

17th August 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2014, made under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, is an “urgent marine conservation order”. This Order is an “urgent continuation order” which provides that the South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2014 remains in force for the period of 12 months beyond the period which is specified in article 1(2) of that Order. The South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2014 would otherwise remain in force until 30th September 2015.

(1)

2010 asp 5.

(2)

The South Arran Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area was designated by the South Arran Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area Order 2014 (“the 2014 Order”). The 2014 Order is available at http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0045/00456829.pdf . The conservation objectives are stated in article 5 of the 2014 Order and the protected features are stated in Schedule 2 to, as introduced by article 4 of, that Order.

(3)

Notice of the Scottish Ministers’ proposal to make the permanent order is available at http://www.gov.scot/Topics/marine/marine-environment/mpanetwork/MPAMGT/protectedareasmgt/conservationorders .

(4)

S.S.I. 2014/260, as amended by S.S.I. 2014/297.