The A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Development Consent Order 2025

25.—(1) In the event that the undertaker wishes to undertake the licensable marine activity contrary to the conditions of this licence, it must inform the MMO at the earliest opportunity and request a variation to the conditions of this licence.

(2) The undertaker must not carry out any licensable marine activity contrary to the conditions of this licence until a variation to the licence has been approved by the MMO pursuant to its powers under section 72(3) of the 2009 Act.

(3) The provisions of sections 72 (variation, suspension, revocation and transfer) of the 2009 Act apply to this licence except that the provisions of section 72(7) and (8) relating to the transfer of the licence only apply to a transfer not falling within article 8 (Consent to transfer benefit of Order).

(4) The MMO must give notice to the undertaker of the determination of the variation request within 13 weeks from the day immediately following that on which the variation was requested, or as soon as reasonably practicable after that date, subject to the undertaker providing updated details of the licensable marine activity pursuant to paragraph 10 and adequately justifying the requested variation to the reasonable satisfaction of the MMO.