PART 3Activities to which article 4 (exemption from need for marine licence) applies, and conditions

Cables and pipelines – authorised emergency inspection and repair31.

(1)

Article 4 applies to a deposit, removal activity or dredging activity carried on for the purpose of executing emergency inspection or repair works to any cable or pipeline.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to the condition that the activity may only be carried on in accordance with an approval granted by the licensing authority for that purpose.

(3)

But article 4 does not apply to any such deposit falling within item 10.