CMAL may from time to time deepen, dredge, scour, cleanse, alter and improve so much of the bed, shores and channels of the sea as lie within the harbour limits and within the approaches and the channels leading to those limits and may blast any rock in the area so described as may be required for the purpose of forming or maintaining the works or any existing berthing pocket, turning area, channel within or approach or channel leading to the harbour limits, to enable uninterrupted means of access to the harbour by vessels and enabling the use of harbour at all states of the tide.

The power to dredge described in paragraph (1) includes the power to carry out such additional dredging as may be required to provide side slopes or otherwise secure the dredged areas against siltation, scouring or collapse.

Any materials dredged, taken or collected by CMAL in the exercise of the powers of this article (other than wreck within the meaning of Part 9 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995) shall be the property of CMAL and may be used, sold, deposited or otherwise disposed of as CMAL thinks fit.

No such materials shall be laid down or deposited in any place below the level of high water otherwise than in such position and under such conditions and restrictions as may be approved or prescribed by the Scottish Ministers.