This section enables the Department (after consultation with the relevant Northern Ireland departments) to withdraw a marine plan. When a marine plan is withdrawn the Department must bring the withdrawal to the attention of anyone likely to be interested in or affected by it, as well as members of the general public, and must publish a notice in the Belfast Gazette and on the Departmental website.
This section also allows the Secretary of State to withdraw his agreement to a plan (if his agreement was required to the plan’s adoption). If the Secretary of State decides to withdraw agreement to the plan, he must give notice to the Department, which then has 7 days to withdraw the plan by publishing a notice in the Belfast Gazette (the notice will also be put on the Departmental website).