http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/5/section/11/notesNature reservesNature conservationLegislationCoastal erosion and protectionClimate and weatherExplanatory Notes to Marine (Scotland) Act 2010Scottish GovernmentKing's Printer for Scotland2013-10-16 5 10 March 2010 17 Section 11 requires the Scottish Ministers to keep up to date with issues so as to ensure that there is effective marine planning. The non-exhaustive list of matters which need to be reviewed is in section 11(2). This includes the physical, environmental, social, cultural and economic characteristics of the marine area and of the living resources which the area supports. “Cultural” characteristics include those which are of a historic or archaeological nature.