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Marine (Scotland) Act 2010

Marine (Scotland) Act 2010

2010 asp 5

The Act

Part 4 – Marine Licensing

Exemptions from licensing requirements

Section 33 - Activities below specified threshold of environmental impact

47.Section 33 allows the Scottish Ministers by regulations to permit licensable marine activities which fall below a specified threshold of environmental impact to be registered rather than licensed. The regulations may define the meaning of “fall below”, “registered” and “specified threshold of environmental impact”. The regulations may also include provisions for who will be responsible for the register and for offences for those who do not register.

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