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.