Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan. Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment.

Declaration and publication

I have read the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment and I am satisfied that (a) it represents a fair and reasonable view of the expected costs, benefits and impact of the policy, and (b) that the benefits justify the costs. I am satisfied that business impact has been assessed with the support of businesses in Scotland.

Signed:

Date: 16 ^th March 2016

Minister's name Richard Lochhead
Minister's title Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and the Environment

Scottish Government Contact point:

Tracy McCollin - tracy.mccollin@gov.scot