Section 58 Further provision as to emergency safety noticesI1

(1)

An emergency safety notice issued by the Scottish Ministers must be served on each of the following—

(a)

if a marine licence has been granted authorising the carrying out of the works, the licensee,

(b)

if there is in effect a stop notice which relates to the works, any person on whom the stop notice was served.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers may by a further notice—

(a)

revoke an emergency safety notice,

(b)

vary an emergency safety notice so as to substitute a later date for the date specified in accordance with section 57(5)(b).

(3)

A person who fails to comply with an emergency safety notice commits an offence.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £50,000,

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years, or to both.

Annotations

C1: Pt. 4 modified (18.3.2011) by Forth Crossing Act 2011 (asp 2), ss. 8, 80(2) (with ss. 69, 78); S.S.I. 2011/38, art. 2, Sch.
C2: Pt. 4 power to amend or modify conferred (12.2.2026) by Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026 (c. 6), ss. 25(3), 32(1) (with s. 30)