Schedules

Schedule 1Marine plans: preparation and adoption

Department to notify relevant authorities of decision to prepare plan

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1

Where the Department decides to prepare a marine plan for a marine plan area it must, before beginning to prepare the plan, give notice of its intention to do so to each of the relevant authorities..

2

The “relevant authorities” are—

a

the Secretary of State;

b

the Scottish Ministers;

c

any district council whose district adjoins or is adjacent to the marine plan area;

d

the department of the Government of Ireland with responsibility for marine planning in any area adjoining or adjacent to the marine plan area.