http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/559/article/40The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) Order 2011PollutionCoastal erosion and protectionFloodingWaste policies and regulationLand drainageENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WALESLICENSING (MARINE), WALESMARINE POLLUTION, WALESStatute Law Database2026-05-15Expert Participation2026-04-01 This Order specifies activities which are not to need a marine licence, or not to need a marine licence if conditions specified in the Order are satisfied. It applies in relation to any licensable marine activity carried on in Wales and the Welsh inshore region, in relation to which the Welsh Ministers are the appropriate licensing authority under section 113 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (article 2). PART 3401Article 4 applies to a removal activity carried on for the purpose of removing any object which has been accidently deposited on the seabed.2Paragraph (1) is subject to the condition that the removal activity must begin within 12 months beginning with the day the object was accidently deposited on the seabed.3But article 4 does not apply to a removal activity that—acauses, or is likely to cause an obstruction or danger to navigation, orbis likely to have a significant effect on a marine protected area.Arts. 35-52 inserted (1.4.2026) by The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/21), arts. 1(2), 21