PART 3Exempt activities and conditions
Removal of obstruction or danger to navigation25.
(1)
This article applies to a removal activity carried on by or on behalf of—
(a)
a conservancy authority;
(b)
a harbour authority;
(c)
a lighthouse authority; or
(d)
a navigation authority,
for the purpose of removing anything causing or likely to cause obstruction or danger to navigation.
(2)
In paragraph (1)—
“conservancy authority” has the meaning given by section 313(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 M1;
“” means any person having powers under any enactment or statutory order to work or maintain a canal or other inland navigation, including a navigation in tidal water.