This Order specifies activities which are not to need a marine licence, or not to need a marine licence if conditions specified in the Order are satisfied. It applies to activities within the Scottish offshore region (within the meaning of section 322(1) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009) in respect of which the Scottish Ministers are the marine licensing authority. Activities in that region in respect of which the Scottish Ministers are not the licensing authority are specified in section 113(3) of the 2009 Act.

Part 1 (articles 1 to 3) contains introductory provisions.

Part 2 (articles 4 and 5) contains provisions setting out when a marine licence is not needed for a licensable marine activity, and provisions relating to waste (which implement in part Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste (OJ No. L 312, 22.11.2008, p.3)).

Part 3 (articles 6 to 25) contains provisions setting out the licensable marine activities which do not need a marine licence (including any conditions that must be satisfied as part of that exemption).