Regulation 2 Amendment of the Marine Licensing (Pre-application Consultation) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

The Marine Licensing (Pre-application Consultation) (Scotland) Regulations 2013^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

In regulation 3 (interpretation), omit the “and” that follows the definition of “pre-application consultation statement” and after that definition insert—

• ““relevant period” means the period beginning on 21 May 2020 and ending on the date on which Part 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020^f2 expires in accordance with section 12 of that Act; and”.

In regulation 7(1) (pre-application consultation event) for “The prospective” insert “Subject to regulation 7A, the prospective”.

After regulation 7 insert—

“Temporary relaxation of pre-application consultation requirements during Coronavirus emergency period

7A.

(1)

Regulation 7 applies during the relevant period and during the period of 6 weeks immediately after the end of the relevant period, as if—

(a)

in paragraphs (1)(a), (2), (3)(a) and (c) after “pre-application” (in each place it occurs) there were inserted “online”;

(b)

in paragraph (1)(b)(iii) “the date and place of the pre-application consultation event” were substituted with “the date and instructions on how to join a pre-application online consultation event”; and

(c)

paragraph (3)(b) were omitted.”.

In regulation 8 (pre-application consultation report) for “A pre-application” insert “Subject to regulation 8A, a pre-application”.

After regulation 8 (pre-application consultation report), insert—

“Temporary modification of form of pre-application consultation report

8A.

Where regulation 7A applies, regulation 8 applies as if the form referred to in that regulation were substituted with the form set out in the schedule of the Marine Works and Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Temporary Modifications) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.”.