(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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 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)