Schedules
Schedule 1Marine plans: preparation and adoption
Adoption and publication of a marine plan.
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1
A marine plan is “adopted” by the Department when the Department has decided to publish the plan (and “adopt” and related expressions are to be read accordingly).E+W+S+N.I.
2
A marine plan which includes provisions relating to retained functions may be so adopted only with the agreement of the Secretary of State.
3
The marine plan which the Department decides to publish may be—
a
the same as the proposals published in the consultation draft, or
b
those proposals with such modifications as the Department thinks fit.
4
The Department must publish the marine plan as soon as reasonably practicable after its adoption, together with statements of each of the following—
a
any modifications that have been made to the proposals published in the consultation draft,
b
the reasons for those modifications,
c
if any recommendations made by any independent person appointed under paragraph 13 have not been implemented in the marine plan, the reasons why those recommendations have not been implemented.