# Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, Section 116: Consultation and consent

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(1) The Scottish Ministers must consult United Kingdom Research and Innovation before granting or varying a seal licence.
(2) The Scottish Ministers must obtain the consent of Scottish Natural Heritage before granting or varying a seal licence authorising the killing or taking of seals in a protected area for a purpose mentioned in any of paragraphs (b) to (e) of section 110(1).
“protected area” means—
(a)a Nature Conservation MPA,
(b)a Demonstration and Research MPA,
(c)a Historic MPA,
(d) a site of special scientific interest,
(e)an area in respect of which a nature conservation order or land management order made under Part 2 of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6) has effect,
(f)a nature reserve (within the meaning of Part 3 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c.97)), or
(g)a European site (within the meaning of regulation 10 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/5/section/116 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010/section-116
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