http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/5/part/1Marine (Scotland) Act 2010An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision in relation to functions and activities in the Scottish marine area, including provision about marine plans, licensing of marine activities, the protection of the area and its wildlife including seals and regulation of sea fisheries; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-25Expert Participation2026-02-12 Marine (Scotland) Act 2010s. 21(2)(d)(e)The Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026art. 2(2)(b)(iii)art. 1 Part 1 11For the purposes of this Act, the “Scottish marine area” means the area of sea within the seaward limits of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland and includes the bed and subsoil of the sea within that area.2The boundaries between the parts of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland and the parts not so adjacent are to be determined by reference to an Order in Council made under section 126(2) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) to the extent that the Order in Council is expressed to apply for the purposes of that Act.2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “sea” includes—aany area submerged at mean high water spring tide,bthe waters of every estuary, river or channel, so far as the tide flows at mean high water spring tide.(See section 66 for the meaning of “sea” for the purposes of Part 5.)