Maritime Area Planning Act 2021

95

Definitions - Chapter 8

95. In this Chapter and Schedule 6

F1[“planning rehabilitation schedule", in relation to a MAC to which section 75(5) applies where the development permission concerned referred to in that section has been granted, means the equivalent in such planning permission to the rehabilitation schedule that was attached to the application for such development permission (and regardless of whether or not such equivalent is a schedule attached to the development permission);]

“rehabilitate”, in relation to a part of the maritime area, means—

(a) a treatment for the part in such a way as to either—

(i) restore the part to a satisfactory state, with particular regard to the seabed, water quality, wildlife, natural habitats, landscape and seascape, or

(ii) restore the part to a satisfactory state to enable it to be reused for the purpose for which it was previously used (and whether or not pursuant to a MAC) or for another purpose and, consistent with such purpose, with particular regard to the seabed, water quality, wildlife, natural habitats, landscape and seascape,

and

(b) after the restoration referred to in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) has been completed and, if appropriate, to maintain, for a period specified in the rehabilitation schedule concerned, the part so that it continues to be in the satisfactory state referred to in that paragraph;

“rehabilitation schedule”, in relation to a MAC, means the schedule referred to in section 96(4) F30[attached] to the MAC.

Annotations

Amendments:

F29

Inserted (9.09.2022) by Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 (29/2022), s. 51(b), S.I. No. 447 of 2022.

F30

Substituted (9.09.2022) by Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 (29/2022), s. 51(a), S.I. No. 447 of 2022.