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The Marine Licensing (Consultees) (Scotland) Order 2011

S.S.I. 2011/79 · Made 10 February 2011

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Environmental Protection

Licensing (marine)

Made 10th February 2011

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 14th February 2011

Coming into force 6th April 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27(4)(a) and 165(1) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010f1 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2010 asp 5.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Persons or bodies to be consulted
  3. 3Persons or bodies to be consulted
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Marine Licensing (Consultees) (Scotland) Order 2011 and comes into force on 6th April 2011.

2Persons or bodies to be consulted

The following are specified as bodies who must be consulted in relation to each application for a marine licence:—

(a)

the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses;

(b)

the Maritime and Coastguard Agency;

(c)

the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; and

(d)

Scottish Natural Heritage.

3Persons or bodies to be consulted

(1)

Any delegate for a region is specified as a person who must be consulted in relation to any application for a marine licence for an activity which is to be carried out in that region (wholly or partly).

(2)

In paragraph (1), a “delegate” is a person to whom functions have been delegated by a direction given under section 12(1) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010.

Signature

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

10th February 2011

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 27(4) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 provides that the Scottish Ministers must, in relation to each application for a marine licence under Part 4 of that Act, consult such persons or bodies as may be specified by order. This Order specifies persons and bodies for this purpose.