35.—(1) Article 4 applies to routine minor works carried out by a local authority or a harbour authority, or any persons acting on their behalf to maintain existing bridges, cantilevered structures, jetties or piers.
(2) But article 4 does not apply to any—
(a)construction of structures required to support access,
(b)dredge or disposal works,
(c)deposit or removal activity that causes or is likely to cause an obstruction or danger to navigation,
(d)deposit or removal activity which reduces the air clearance above Highest Astronomical Tide for any vessels passing under a bridge, or
(e)deposit or removal activity that is likely to have a significant effect on a marine protected area.]
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