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(1)It shall be the duty of the Corporation, in formulating or considering any proposals relating to its functions under this Act, to have regard to the desirability of securing the use of the designated areas for a diversity of purposes which may include sporting, recreational, cultural, commercial, energy-related and navigational purposes.
(2)Subject to the need to ensure the proper management of the designated areas, the Corporation shall not unreasonably promote the use of the designated areas for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) above to the serious disadvantage of the use thereof for any of the other purposes so mentioned.
(3)Subject to the need to ensure the proper management of the designated areas, the Secretary of State shall have regard to the duty of the Corporation set out in subsection (1) above before confirming any byelaw submitted to him in accordance with section 10 (Byelaws: procedural provisions) of this Act.
(4)No legal proceedings shall be brought, with regard to any byelaw made under this Act, in respect of any failure or alleged failure by the Corporation or the Secretary of State to comply with the duty imposed by subsection (2) or, as the case may be, subsection (3) above after the expiration of a period of 72 days beginning with the date upon which the byelaw is confirmed.
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