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

F1Vibrocore sampling51.

(1)

Article 4 applies to a deposit or removal activity carried on for the purpose of taking a sample of material for testing or analysis during vibrocore sampling.

(2)

Paragraph (1) is subject to the condition that the removal of material does not exceed more than 5 cubic meters in any plan or project.

(3)

But article 4 does not apply to any such deposit or removal activity that—

(a)

causes or is likely to cause an obstruction or danger to navigation,

(b)

is likely to have a significant effect on a marine protected area, or

(c)

is likely to cause damage to features of archaeological or historical interest.

(4)

In this article, “vibrocore sampling” means the technique in which a vibrating core tube is driven into underwater sediments such as sand, silt, clay or soft soils using an electronically or hydraulically powered vibration head which recovers a continuous core sample.