Part 2Marine Planning

Validity of marine plans and amendments

10Validity of marine plans

1

This section applies to—

a

any marine plan,

b

any amendment of a marine plan.

2

Anything falling within the paragraphs of subsection (1) is referred to in this section as a “relevant document”.

3

A relevant document must not be questioned in any legal proceedings, except in so far as is provided by the following provisions of this section.

4

A person aggrieved by a relevant document may make an application to the High Court on any of the following grounds—

a

that the document is not within the appropriate powers;

b

that a procedural requirement has not been complied with.

5

Any such application must be made not later than 12 weeks after the publication of the relevant document.

6

In this section—

  • “the appropriate powers” means the powers conferred by sections 4 to 7 or Schedule 1;

  • “procedural requirement” means any requirement under the appropriate powers which relates to the preparation, adoption or publication of a relevant document.