Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan. Summary.

The Plan's policy framework

To implement the Plan's overall vision, aims and objectives, the Plan's policy framework consists of a suite of General Policies and Sectoral Polices. All the policies in the Plan are afforded equal weight in decision-making and should be read in conjunction with each other. Furthermore, the Sectoral and General Policies should be considered alongside the relevant legislation, policies and plans set out in Section 3 and Annex 2 of the Plan.