# Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Paragraph 13

Status: prospective

(1) The Scottish Ministers must not adopt a national marine plan unless they have complied with the requirements of this paragraph.
(2) The Scottish Ministers must lay before the Parliament a copy of the draft plan containing the text settled in accordance with paragraph 12.
(3) If, during the period for Parliamentary consideration the Parliament passes a resolution with regard to the draft, the Scottish Ministers must lay before the Parliament a statement setting out their response to the resolution.
(4) In this paragraph, “the period for Parliamentary consideration” means the period of 40 days beginning on the day on which a copy of the draft plan is laid before the Parliament under sub-paragraph (2); and in reckoning that period no account is to be taken of any time during which the Parliament is—
(a) dissolved,
(b) in recess for more than 4 days.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/5/schedule/1/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010/schedule-1/paragraph-13
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