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HOW TO RESPOND

Responding to this consultation

You are invited to respond to this consultation by 6 October 2008. Please note that no extensions to this date can be permitted.

Response method

Responses can be sent by email, by post or by online electronic response form:

Email:
marinebill@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Post:

Online response form: www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/environment/firstmarinebill.asp

More information: www.scotland.gov.uk/marinebill

If you have any enquiries please send them to marinebill@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or call Damon Hewlett on 0131 244 0381.

If responding by email or post, please clearly indicate in your response which questions or parts of the consultation you are responding to.

You do not have to respond to all questions in this consultation.

Feel free to answer just a few questions relating only to your interests or expertise.

Please also provide:

Your name

Your contact details

The organisation that you represent (if applicable)

The main area of interest you identify with (one only):

• Nature conservation
• Fisheries
• Industry/transport
• Aquacultur e
• Recreation/tourism
• Academic and scientific
• Local authority
• Community group
• Public sector/Regulatory body
• Local Coastal Partnership
• Other (please state)

This will assist with our analysis of responses received.

Handling your response

We need to know how you wish your response to be handled and, in particular, whether you are happy for your response to be made public. Please complete and return the Respondent Information Form enclosed in this consultation paper as this will ensure that we treat your response appropriately. If you ask for your response not to be published we will regard it as confidential, and we will treat it accordingly.

All respondents should be aware that the Scottish Government is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and would therefore have to consider any request made to it under the Act for information relating to responses made to this consultation exercise.

Response checklist

If responding by email or post, please ensure you include:

Your name, address and email

The organisation you represent

The main area of interest you identify with (as above)

Identification of the part(s) and question(s) you are responding to

Respondent information form

Consultation availability

Hard copies of this consultation document can be requested from:

Damon Hewlett

Email: marinebill@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 0131 244 0381

This consultation can be viewed online at www.scotland.gov.uk/marinebill

The Scottish Government now has an email alert system for consultations (SEconsult: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/seconsult.aspx. This system allows stakeholder individuals and organisations to register and receive a weekly email containing details of all new consultations (including web link). SEconsult complements, but in no way replaces Scottish Government distribution lists and is designed to allow stakeholders to keep up to date with all Scottish Government consultation activity, and therefore be alerted at the earliest opportunity to those of most interest. We would encourage you to register.

Next steps in the process

Where respondents have given permission for their response to be made public (see the enclosed Respondent Information Form), these will be made available to the public in the Scottish Government Library and on the Scottish Government consultation web pages in late October 2008. We will check all responses where agreement to publish has been given for any potentially defamatory material before lodging them in the library or placing them on the website. You can make arrangements to view responses by contacting the Scottish Government Library on 0131 244 4552. Responses can be copied and sent to you, but a charge may be made for this service.

What happens next?

Following the closing date on 6 October, all responses will be analysed and considered along with any other available evidence to help us reach a decision on a marine legislative framework.

Comments and complaints

If you have any comments about how this consultation exercise has been conducted, please send them to Damon Hewlett at the above address.

Stakeholder events

Members of the Scottish Government Marine Directorate will be holding public meetings around the country over the consultation period. These meetings will provide an opportunity for members of the public, relevant organisations, businesses and other interested parties to discuss our proposals. Details of these events will be available from the marine bill website www.scotland.gov.uk/marinebill or by contacting the team using the above details.

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