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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/268/article/6/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Order 2007</dc:title><dc:subject>National parks</dc:subject><dc:subject>Zoning</dc:subject><dc:subject>Planning applications</dc:subject><dc:subject>Fisheries and aquaculture</dc:subject><dc:subject>Council policies and plans</dc:subject><dc:publisher>King's Printer for Scotland</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2017-01-24</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>This Order makes provisions in connection with the application of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (“the Act”) to marine fish farming. The Order also amends the definition of “fish farming” in section 26(6) of the Act.</dc:description>
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<Text>The Orkney County Council Act 1974<FootnoteRef Ref="f00004"/> is amended as follows.</Text>
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<Text>In section 3(1) (interpretation)–</Text>
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<Text>“fish farm development” means the placing or assembly of any equipment in marine waters for the purposes of fish farming (“equipment” and “fish farming” having the same meaning as in section 26(6) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997);</Text>
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<Text>“marine waters” means the waters described in paragraphs (b) or (c) of subsection (6) of section 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997;</Text>
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<Text>In section 11 (licensing of works), after subsection (1) insert–</Text>
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<Text>In section 14(1) (restriction of works) after the words “such works” insert, “, to works comprising fish farm development”.</Text>
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<Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukla/1974/30" id="c00006" Class="UnitedKingdomLocalAct" Year="1974" Number="0030">1974 c.xxx</Citation>.</Text>
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