The Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025

Signed

SHONA ROBISON — A member of the Scottish Government — 17th June 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) Order 2007. It updates the marine area for which local authorities are designated as planning authority in respect of marine fish farm development so that these areas extend to the extent of the Scottish marine area.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for these Regulations and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies can be obtained from the Scottish Government Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Division, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1997 c. 8. Section 275(5A) was inserted by section 24(4)(b) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3). Section 26(6C) to (6J) were inserted by section 3(1)(e) of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17) and section 275 was further amended by section 3(4) of that Act. Section 275 was relevantly amended by section 54(16) of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17) and paragraph 32 of schedule 3 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

[^f00002]: Section 275(5A) has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2007/268.

[^f00004]: Information concerning the British National Grid Projection may be found on the Ordnance Survey website at https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/.