PART IIDeposits in the Sea

Licensing

7Exemptions

1

The Ministers may jointly by order made by statutory instrument specify operations—

a

which are not to need a licence; or

b

which are not to need a licence if they satisfy conditions specified in the order.

2

The conditions that an order under this section may specify include conditions enabling a licensing authority to require a person to obtain the authority's approval before he does anything for which a licence would be needed but for the order.

3

Approval under subsection (2) above may be without conditions or subject to such conditions as the authority considers appropriate.

4

A statutory instrument containing an order under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.