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

[F1PontoonsE+W

48.(1) Article 4 applies to a—

(a)deposit or works activity carried on by, or with the consent of, a harbour authority for the purpose of providing a pontoon within harbour or port limits;

(b)removal activity carried on by, or with the consent of a harbour authority for the purpose of removing a pontoon.

(2) Paragraph (1)(a) is subject to conditions 1 and 2.

(3) Condition 1 is that no more than 10 pontoons have been constructed or deposited at the same site in the previous 6 months.

(4) Condition 2 is that the pontoon must be free from invasive non-native species before the deposit or during the works activity.

(5) But article 4 does not apply—

(a)to the deposit, construction or removal of a pontoon which has a deck with an area exceeding 30 square metres,

(b)to any dwelling, permanent structure or infrastructure placed or fixed on top of a pontoon, or

(c)to any piling works.]