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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010/section-90",
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  "legislation": "asp/2010/5",
  "legislation_title": "Marine (Scotland) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010",
  "path": "section/90",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "90",
  "heading": "Representations and hearings in relation to proposed marine conservation orders etc.",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers may, before deciding to do any of the following—\n(a) make a marine conservation order (whether in accordance with section 87 or an urgent marine conservation order in accordance with section 88),\n(b) amend a marine conservation order,\n(c) revoke a marine conservation order,\ngive any person the opportunity of making oral or written representations to them or to any person appointed by them for that purpose at a hearing.\n(2) The Scottish Ministers may make regulations providing for the procedure to be followed (including decisions as to expenses) at any hearing held under subsection (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 90 in force at 1.7.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/230, art. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/5/section/90",
    "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."
}