Schedules
Schedule 6Marine plans: preparation and adoption
Adoption and publication of a marine plan
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1
A marine plan is “adopted” by a marine plan authority when the authority has decided to publish the plan (and “adopt” and related expressions are to be read accordingly).
2
A marine plan may be so adopted only by, or with the agreement of, the Secretary of State.
3
Sub-paragraph (2) does not apply in the case of a marine plan for the Welsh inshore region if the plan does not include provision relating to retained functions.
4
The conferral on a devolved authority by this Part of functions whose exercise is subject to the agreement of the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (2) does not affect any functions, or the exercise of any functions, of the devolved authority apart from this Part (whenever conferred or imposed).
5
In sub-paragraph (4) “devolved authority” means—
a
the Scottish Ministers;
b
the Welsh Ministers;
c
the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland.
6
The marine plan which a marine plan authority 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 marine plan authority thinks fit.
7
A marine plan authority which adopts a marine plan must publish the 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.