{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010/section-77",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010/section-77.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2010/5",
  "legislation_title": "Marine (Scotland) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010",
  "path": "section/77",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "77",
  "heading": "Urgent designation",
  "text": "(1) In any case where the Scottish Ministers consider there is an urgent need to protect the area proposed to be designated or (as the case may be) to protect a marine historic asset within the area (and so an urgent need to make a designation order)—\n(a) they need not publish notice of their proposals under section 75(1)(a) or consult under section 75(1)(b),\n(b) the order remains in force for such period, not exceeding 2 years, as is specified in it (but any order that specifies a period in excess of 6 months must be reviewed by the Scottish Ministers after 6 months has elapsed to assess whether it is still required).\n(2) Upon expiration of the order, the Scottish Ministers may not re-designate the area (or any part of it) without—\n(a) publishing notice of their proposals under section 75(1)(a),\n(b) consulting under section 75(1)(b).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 77 in force at 1.7.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/230, art. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/5/section/77",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:30.418460+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}