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Maritime spatial plans
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16. (1) The competent authority (M) shall, following the carrying out of a process of maritime spatial planning, prepare and publish on a website of the Government a plan (in this Act referred to as a “maritime spatial plan”) for the maritime area in accordance with this Part and the MSP Directive.
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(2) The objectives of a MSP shall be—
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(a) to analyse and organise maritime usages in the maritime area for the purpose of achieving ecological, economic and social priorities,
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(b) to establish a national strategy for the Government in relation to the strategic planning and sustainable maritime usages in the maritime area,
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(c) to apply an ecosystem based approach for the purpose of supporting proper planning and sustainable maritime usages in the maritime area, and
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(d) to promote the coexistence of different types of maritime usages in the maritime area.
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(3) The competent authority (M) may prepare—
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(a) one MSP for the whole of the maritime area,
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(b) different MSPs for different geographical or sectoral areas, or both, of the maritime area, or
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(c) a MSP referred to in paragraph (a) and different MSPs referred to in paragraph (b).
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(4) The competent authority (M) shall, in the performance of his or her functions under this section—
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(a) give consideration to the matters specified in paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the MSP Directive, and
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(b) aim to contribute to the matters specified in paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the MSP Directive.
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(5) A MSP shall identify the matters specified in paragraph 1 of Article 8 of the MSP Directive and the competent authority shall, when making a MSP, ensure compliance with paragraph 2 of that Article.
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