Philip Robertson
Deputy Head, Scheduling
Marine
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
and
Direct Line: 0131 668 8843
Direct Fax: 0131 668 8765
Switchboard: 0131 668 8600
Philip.robertson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
4 November 2011
Dear Sir or Madam
Historic Scotland has launched a public consultation on its guidelines for
the selection, designation and management of Historic Marine
Protected Areas (Historic MPAs).
The guidelines set out how we will apply the provisions in the Marine
(Scotland) Act 2010 relating to Historic Marine Protected Areas. We would
greatly appreciate it if you could take some time to provide your thoughts on
the guidelines.
The consultation is available to download from the following link:
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/currentconsultations
I have attached a ‘Respondent Information Form’ for your convenience.
Should you choose to respond, it is important that you complete and return
this to us with your comments, because it tells us how you want your
response to be treated. You can email the form to us if you are responding
on-line, with responses sent to Hs.schedulingteam@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.
Alternatively, you can post the form to us along with your written
comments. The consultation closes on 27 January 2012.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Christine Kelly on
0131 668 8914 or myself.
Yours faithfully
Philip Robertson
Deputy Head, Scheduling and Marine
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION, DESIGNATION AND
MANAGEMENT OF HISTORIC MARINE PROTECTED
AREAS
RESPONDENT INFORMATION FORM
Please Note this form must be returned with your response to ensure that we handle your response
appropriately
1. Name/Organisation
Organisation Name
Title Mr
Ms
Mrs
Miss
Dr
Please tick as appropriate
Surname
Forename
2. Postal Address
Postcode
Phone
Email
3. Permissions - I am responding as…
/
Individual
Group/Organisation
Please tick as appropriate
(a)
Do you agree to your response being made
available to the public (in Scottish
Government library and/or on the Scottish
Government web site)?
Please tick as appropriate
(b)
Yes
(c)
The name and address of your organisation will
be made available to the public (in the Scottish
Government library and/or on the Scottish
Government web site).
No
Where confidentiality is not requested, we will
make your responses available to the public
on the following basis
Are you content for your response to be made
available?
Please tick ONE of the following boxes
Please tick as appropriate
Yes
No
Yes, make my response, name and
address all available
or
Yes, make my response available,
but not my name and address
or
Yes, make my response and name
available, but not my address
(d)
We will share your response internally with other Scottish Government policy teams who may be addressing the
issues you discuss. They may wish to contact you again in the future, but we require your permission to do so.
Are you content for Scottish Government to contact you again in relation to this consultation exercise?
Please tick as appropriate
Yes
No
CONSULTATION QUESTIONS
Question 1: Do you have any comments on the general content, structure and
lay-out of the document?
Comments
Question 2 - Is there anything missing?
Comments
Question 3 – Are you content with the process for selecting candidate HMPAs
and presenting proposals? Do you have any suggestions?
Comments
Question 4 – Do you have any suggestions in relation to consultation and
notification of designation – for example, are there any groups we should be
consulting with or places where we should be publicising designation that we
have missed out?
Comments
Question 5 – Do you agree with the framework for formulating and monitoring
preservation objectives for HMPAs set out in Annex B. Do you have any
suggestions?
Comments
Question 6 – Are you content with the process for managing HMPAs? Do you
have any suggestions?
Comments
Question 7 – Do you have any suggestions in relation to our proposed use of
Marine Conservation Orders and permits/directions?
Comments