Marine licensing: applicant guidance
Guidance on marine licensing requirements administered by the Marine Directorate – Licensing Operations Team (MD-LOT) on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
Overview
This guidance will help determine if a marine licence is required for a licensable marine activity, if a marine licence exemption applies, how to apply for a marine licence and information on any assessments that may be required.
The Marine Directorate - Licensing Operations Team (MD-LOT) is the regulator responsible for determining marine licence applications on behalf of the Scottish Ministers in the Scottish inshore region (between 0 and 12 nautical miles (nm)) under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, and in the Scottish offshore region (between 12 and 200 nm) under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
Marine licence application forms, exempted activity forms and return forms are in the supporting documents.
Read information on application fees.
Marine licence applications and licences can be viewed on the Marine Directorate website.
Related guidance
- marine licensing application fees
- marine licensing: exempted activities
- Environmental Impact Assessment overview
- Habitats Regulations Appraisal
- Marine Protected Area assessment
- marine licensing supplementary guidance: marine habitat restoration projects
- marine licensing: application guidance on unexploded ordnance clearance
- pre-disposal sampling guidance
- guidance for dealing with stranded Royal fish
- Loch Creran Special Area of Conservation moorings pack