SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Authorisations in pursuance of section 20

PART IWorks authorisations

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The purposes referred to in paragraph 4 of this Schedule are—

a

the purpose of avoiding or reducing danger to navigation, to persons engaged in and vessels and equipment used for fishing, to some structure or apparatus (which may be the pipe-line) or to marine flora or fauna ;

b

the purpose of facilitating the use of the pipe-line by persons other than the applicant where it appears to the Secretary of State that such persons desire to use the pipe-line;

c

the purpose of avoiding or reducing interference with fishing or the exploitation of mineral resources;

d

any other purpose which the Secretary of State considers proper;

and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to state the reasons for his opinion in any notice of his opinion served in pursuance of paragraph 4 of this Schedule except any reason which he considers that it would be against the national interest to state.