PART 3

Activities to which article 4 applies and conditions

Use of vehicles to remove litter or seaweed from beaches
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1
Article 4 applies to a removal activity using a vehicle carried on by or on behalf of a local authority for the purpose of removing any litter or seaweed from a beach.
2
But article 4 does not apply to any such removal activity—
a
that falls within sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph (3); and
b
that is not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site or zone (as the case may be) referred to in that sub-paragraph.
3
An activity falls within this paragraph if—
a
it is a plan or project likely (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects) to have a significant effect on a European site;
b
it is likely to have a significant effect on a Ramsar site; or
c
it is capable of affecting (other than insignificantly)—
i
the protected features of an MCZ;
ii
any ecological or geomorphological process on which the conservation of any protected feature of an MCZ is (wholly or in part) dependent.
4
In paragraph (1), “local authority” has the meaning given by section 68(9) of the Act.
5
In paragraph (3)(a) and (b), “likely” has the same meaning as in Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.