# Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Section 10: Effect of withdrawal from or of marine policy statement or of national marine plan


(1) Where the Scottish Ministers withdraw from a marine policy statement in accordance with section 48 of the 2009 Act, or a marine policy statement is withdrawn (by virtue of the withdrawal of the Secretary of State under that section), the withdrawal does not affect—
(a) the continuing validity or effect of a national marine plan or regional marine plan, or
(b) until such time as a new marine policy statement is in effect in relation to the Scottish marine area, the construction of any national or regional marine plan.
(2) Where the Scottish Ministers withdraw a national marine plan, the withdrawal does not affect—
(a) the continuing validity or effect of a regional marine plan, or
(b) until such time as a new national marine plan is in effect, the construction of any regional marine plan.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/5/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010/section-10
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