Part 3Management of Scottish Crown Estate assets

Planning and reporting

I125Preparation and revision of management plans

1

A manager must—

a

prepare a plan under section 24(1) as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming a manager,

b

submit that plan to the Scottish Ministers as soon as reasonably practicable after it is prepared,

c

submit each subsequent plan prepared under that section to the Scottish Ministers no later than 3 months before the start of the period to which the plan relates.

2

The Scottish Ministers may—

a

approve a plan without modification,

b

approve a plan with modifications agreed with the manager, or

c

reject a plan.

3

If the Scottish Ministers reject a plan, the manager must submit a revised plan to the Scottish Ministers within such period as the Scottish Ministers direct.

4

When the Scottish Ministers approve a plan under subsection (2)(a) or (b), the manager must publish it as approved in such manner as the manager considers appropriate as soon as reasonably practicable after it is approved.

5

The manager—

a

may revise a plan from time to time,

b

must do so if—

i

the function of managing a Scottish Crown Estate asset is transferred to or from the manager in regulations made under section 3(1),

ii

such a function is delegated to or by the manager under section 5, or

iii

the delegation of such a function to or by the manager under that section ceases to have effect,

c

must submit any revised plan to the Scottish Ministers.

6

Subsections (2) to (4) apply to a revised plan submitted under subsection (3) or (5)(c) as they apply to a plan submitted under subsection (1).

7

Where the Scottish Ministers are the manager—

a

subsections (1)(b) and (c), (2), (3), (4), (5)(c) and (6) do not apply,

b

the Scottish Ministers must publish a plan (including a revised plan) in such manner as they consider appropriate as soon as reasonably practicable after the plan is prepared.