Part 3Marine planning
Interpretation of Part 3
19Interpretation of Part 3
In this Part—
“adopted”, in the case of a national marine plan or a regional marine plan, is to be construed in accordance with section 5(1) and paragraph 14 of schedule 1; and related expressions are to be construed accordingly,
“marine policy statement” is to be construed in accordance with sections 44 and 47 of the 2009 Act,
“national marine plan” has the meaning given in section 5 (and any reference to a national marine plan includes a reference to it as amended),
“regional marine plan” has the meaning given in section 5 (and any reference to a regional marine plan includes a reference to it as amended).