Regulation 3 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010;

• “delegate” means a person who is designated in a direction given under section 12(1) of the Act;

• “inter-tidal boundary” means the area of sea and foreshore bounded by the mean low water spring tide and the mean high water spring tide of Scotland;

• “local newspaper” means a newspaper which is likely to come to the attention of those persons who are likely to be affected by the licensable marine activity for which a marine licence is to be sought;

• “pre-application consultation report” means a report which must be prepared by virtue of section 24(1) of the Act;

• “pre-application consultation statement” means a statement from the Scottish Ministers as to whether or not, in their opinion, an activity in respect of which a marine licence is being sought is of a class or description prescribed by regulation 4; F1...

• F2“relevant period” means the period beginning on 21 May 2020 and ending on the date on which Part 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 expires in accordance with section 12 of that Act; and

• “renewable energy structure” means a structure in the Scottish marine area constructed for the purposes of generating electricity and includes all ancillary works.