The Deposits in the Sea (Public Registers of Information) Regulations 1996

Application for licence to deposit

3.  The particulars in relation to an application for a licence to deposit substances or articles either in the sea or under the sea bed shall be—

(a) the reference number of any current licence together with the date of expiry of the licence and the quantities of substances or articles already deposited pursuant to it;

(b) the name, address and telephone number of the applicant;

(c) the name, address and telephone number of the producer of the substances or articles, where known;

(d) the name, address and telephone number of the persons responsible for the storage and transport of the substances or articles from the date of the application until the date of deposit;

(e) the dates of commencement and expiry of the licence sought by the applicant;

(f) the place of production or the source of the substances or articles, where known;

(g) the method of production of the substances or articles, where known;

(h) the description, composition and quantity of the substances or articles and, in the case of activities associated with construction at sea, the location and description of the works and the method of construction;

(i) the name and description of any vehicle, vessel, aircraft, hovercraft, marine structure, floating container, or structure on land from which the deposit is to be made, the maximum cargo, the method of deposit, and the rate of deposit;

(j) the place from which it is intended that the substances or articles are to be removed to the site of deposit;

(k) the name and the latitude and longitude of the location at which it is intended that the substances or articles are to be deposited;

(l) details of any studies of the potential environmental effects of the activities to be licensed supplied with an application and any correspondence relating to the potential environmental effects of the activities to be licensed; and

(m) details of the practical availability of any alternative methods of disposal, and the reason for seeking to deposit the substances or articles in the sea.