PART 3

Activities to which article 4 (exemption from need for marine licence) applies, and conditions

Use of vehicles to remove litter or seaweed from beaches
20
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) or (b) of paragraph (3); and
b
that is not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site 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; or
b
it is likely to have a significant effect on a Ramsar site.
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.
Art. 20 in force at 6.4.2011, see art. 1(2)