Schedules
Schedule 6Marine plans: preparation and adoption
Further provision about the content of an SPP
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1
An SPP must include a proposed timetable.
2
The proposed timetable must include such provision as the marine plan authority considers reasonable for each of the following—
a
the preparation and publication of the consultation draft under paragraph 11 (including the carrying out of the sustainability appraisal under paragraph 10);
b
the making of representations about the consultation draft;
c
the consideration of representations under paragraph 12 and the settling of the text of the marine plan for adoption and publication under paragraph 15;
d
the adoption and publication of the marine plan under that paragraph.
3
An SPP may include provision for or in connection with the holding of public meetings about the consultation draft.
4
An SPP must include provision about the making of—
a
representations, in response to the invitation issued under paragraph 5(5), about the matters to be included in the proposed marine plan, and
b
representations under paragraph 12 about the consultation draft.
5
The provision to be made under sub-paragraph (4) includes provision about—
a
the manner in which representations may be made, and
b
the time within which representations must be made.