# Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Paragraph 2


(1) In this Schedule—
“consultation draft” is to be read in accordance with paragraph 8;
“the final text” means that draft of the relevant document which is adopted by the relevant authorities and published by them under paragraph 12 as the relevant document;
“the relevant authorities” means the policy authorities that publish the relevant document;
“relevant document” means—
(a)an MPS, or
(b)amendments of an MPS;
“SPP” means a statement of public participation under paragraph 4.
(2) In this Schedule—
(a) any reference to each, some or any of the relevant authorities is a reference to those authorities separately,
(b) any other reference to the relevant authorities is a reference to those authorities acting jointly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/23/schedule/5/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-and-coastal-access-act-2009/schedule-5/paragraph-2
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