Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975

Section 3.

SCHEDULE 3 Making and Revocation of Sea Designation Orders

1 Before making a sea designation order the Secretary of State shall publish in two successive weeks in one or more local newspapers circulating in the localities near to the designated area and in such other newspapers as he thinks appropriate, in the London and Edinburgh Gazettes and in Lloyd's List a notice—

(a) stating that the Secretary of State is considering making the order;

(b) describing the parts of the sea to which it relates; and

(c) stating that representations in writing with respect to the proposed order may be made to the Secretary of State at a specified address and within a specified period, not ending earlier than 21 days from the date on which the notice is first published.

2 (1) If any representations with respect to the proposed order are duly made the Secretary of State shall consider those representations ; but the Secretary of State shall not be obliged to cause any inquiry to be held or afford to any person an opportunity of being heard.

(2) After considering any such representations, the Secretary of State may make the order either without modification or subject to such modifications as he thinks fit.

3 If the Secretary of State decides to make the order he shall publish a notice to that effect in the manner required by paragraph 1 above.

4 If the Secretary of State decides not to make the order he shall publish a notice to that effect in the manner required by paragraph 1 above.

5 (1) The Secretary of State may by statutory instrument revoke the order and, if he does so, he shall publish a notice to that effect in the manner required by paragraph 1 above.

(2) The revocation of the order shall not affect any licence or regulation previously granted or made under section 4 or 6 of this Act in relation to the area to which the order relates.