Schedule 5
Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]
11:45 am
The purpose of this amendment is to ensure consistency with paragraph 6(2)(a) of Schedule 6, which contains similar requirements for the statement of public participation (SPP) in respect of marine plans and states that the SPP timetable must include time for the carrying out of a sustainability appraisal.
Following the widely welcomed concession given on Report in the other place to place in the Bill a requirement to carry out a sustainability appraisal of the marine policy statement, this minor and technical amendment makes it clear that the timetable set out in the statement of public participation for an MPS should also include time to carry out the appraisal of sustainability alongside the preparation of the consultation draft. This brings paragraph 5(2) of schedule 5 in line with the equivalent paragraph in schedule 6 in relation to the SPP marine plans. I hope the Committee will support the minor addition.