Applications made under the Welsh Marine Minerals Regulations
26.—(1) Any application for dredging permission under regulation 10 of the Welsh Marine Minerals Regulations which—
(a)was made before 6th April 2011, and
(b)relates to a dredging operation—
(i)for which immediately before 6th April 2011 a permission was required under Part 4 of the Welsh Marine Minerals Regulations, and
(ii)which is a licensable marine activity,
has effect as if it were an application for a marine licence made under Part 4 of the 2009 Act to the appropriate licensing authority in relation to that activity.
(2) Any application which—
(a)immediately before 6th April 2011 is being treated in accordance with regulation 31(1) of the Welsh Marine Minerals Regulations as an application for dredging permission duly made under those Regulations, and
(b)relates to a dredging operation which is a licensable marine activity,
has effect as if it were an application for a marine licence made under Part 4 of the 2009 Act to the appropriate licensing authority in relation to that activity.