7.—(1) This paragraph applies within the territorial sea or a renewable energy zone in a designated area to and in relation to—
(a)any energy structure; or
(b)any activity connected with or preparatory to—
(i)the exploitation of those areas for the production of energy from water or wind;
(ii)the exploration of such areas with a view to, or in connection with, the production of energy from water or wind; or
(iii)the operation of a cable for transmitting electricity from an energy structure.
(2) In this paragraph—
“energy structure” means a fixed or floating structure or machine, other than a vessel, which is, or is to be, or has been, used for producing energy from water or wind; and
“renewable energy zone” has the same meaning as by section 84(4) of the Energy Act 2004(1) and “within a renewable energy zone” includes over and under it.