309.—(1) The relevant provisions shall apply to—

(a) maritime development,

(b) proposed maritime development, and

(c) the maritime area,

as if references to land or the land were references to a maritime site.

(2) References in a relevant provision to occupier shall, in so far as that provision applies to a maritime site, be construed as including references to the holder of a maritime area consent granted for the occupation of that maritime site for the purposes of maritime development.

(3) References in a relevant provision (other than section 182) to owner shall, in so far as that provision applies to a maritime site, not include references to a Minister of the Government in whom the maritime site vests by virtue of section 5 of the Act of 1954.

(4) Section 37 shall apply to a decision under section 34 in respect of an application for permission for development to which Chapter II applies as if references to land in subsection (6) included references to a maritime site.

(5) The reference in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 43 to land shall be construed as including a reference to a maritime site.

(6) A power conferred on a local authority by a relevant provision (by virtue of the operation of this section) to compulsorily acquire a maritime site shall not apply to a maritime site that vests in a Minister of the Government by virtue of section 5 of the Act of 1954.

(7) In this section—

"Act of 1954" means the State Property Act 1954; and

"relevant provision" means a provision of this Act specified in Part 1 of the Ninth Schedule (inserted by section 173 of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021).]