Summary and Background Part 3: Marine Planning Chapter 2: Marine Plans Section 50: Marine plan authorities
154.This section sets out which marine plan authorities are to have responsibility for the different regions of the UK marine area, as defined in section 49.
155.There is no marine plan authority under the Act for the Scottish inshore region or the Northern Ireland inshore region. That is because Scotland and Northern Ireland will be making their own provision for marine planning in those regions under their devolved legislative powers.