20.—(1) The Secretary of State may give guidance to any person with respect to the practical implementation of the [F1requirements of the] Directive.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may give guidance to any public authority in respect of the Scottish inshore region and Scottish offshore region in relation to the exercise by that public authority of secondary devolved Scottish functions.
(3) The Welsh Ministers may give guidance to any public authority in respect of the Welsh inshore region and Welsh offshore region in relation to the exercise by that authority of secondary devolved Welsh functions.
(4) In respect of the Northern Ireland inshore region and the Northern Ireland offshore region, the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland may give guidance to—
(a)a Northern Ireland body in relation to the exercise by that body of reserved or transferred functions; or
(b)a Northern Ireland public authority in relation to the exercise by that authority of secondary devolved Northern Ireland functions.
(5) Where any proposal to give guidance under paragraphs (1) to (4) includes guidance in respect of both retained and devolved functions, that guidance must be given jointly by the Secretary of State and the relevant devolved policy authority.
(6) Any person to whom guidance is given under this regulation must have regard to it.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 20(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Marine Environment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1399), regs. 1, 3(12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 20 functions made exercisable jointly with the Welsh Ministers by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), Sch. 3A para. 4 (as inserted (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(p))