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Background
2. The MDRs came into force on 23 November 2007. These Regulations introduced statutory procedures for regulating the extraction of minerals by marine dredging in Scottish waters. This usually involves the commercial exploitation of sand and gravel from the seabed for use as a construction aggregate for onshore developments or for flood and coastal defence purposes. To date, there has been very limited interest in this form of mineral extraction in Scotland.
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