Part 3

Marine planning
Chapter 1

Marine policy statement

Marine policy statement
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1
For the purposes of this Act a “marine policy statement” (an “MPS”) is a document—
a
in which the policy authorities that prepare and adopt it state general policies of theirs (however expressed) for contributing to the achievement of sustainable development in the UK marine area,
b
which has been prepared and adopted by those authorities in accordance with Schedule 5, and
c
which states that it has been prepared and adopted for the purposes of this section.
2
An MPS may also include statements or information relating to policies contained in the MPS.
3
If to any extent a policy stated in an MPS conflicts with any other statement or information in the MPS, that conflict must be resolved in favour of the policy.
4
In this Part “policy authority” means any of the following—
a
the Secretary of State;
b
the Scottish Ministers;
c
the Welsh Ministers;
d
the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland.
5
Any reference in this Part to an MPS being adopted by any policy authorities is a reference to the final text of the MPS being adopted by those authorities in accordance with Schedule 5.
S. 44 wholly in force at 12.1.2010; s. 44(1)(b)(5) in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 324(1)(a)(ii); s. 44 in force in so far as not already in force at 12.1.2010 see s. 324(2)(a)