C1C2Part 4Marine licensing

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Chapter 5Supplementary

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I1107Power to test, and charge for testing, certain substances

1

A licensing authority may, at the request of any person, conduct tests for the purpose of ascertaining the probable effect on the marine environment of using any of the following substances—

a

any marine chemical treatment substance;

b

any marine oil treatment substance;

c

any marine surface fouling cleaner.

2

In this section—

  • “marine chemical treatment substance” means any substance used or intended to be used for treating chemicals—

    1. a

      on the surface of the sea or of the sea bed;

    2. b

      in the case of a wash-off substance, on any surface of a marine structure;

  • “marine oil treatment substance” means any substance used or intended to be used for treating oil on the surface of the sea;

  • “marine surface fouling cleaner” means any substance used or intended to be used for removing surface fouling matter—

    1. a

      from the surface of the sea or of the sea bed;

    2. b

      in the case of a wash-off substance, from any surface of a marine structure or vessel at times when the structure or vessel is in the sea or on the sea bed;

  • “surface fouling matter” means any fouling, and includes, in particular,—

    1. a

      any algae;

    2. b

      any surface oil or chemical residue;

  • “surface oil or chemical residue” means any residual matter on a surface after the removal, or substantial removal, of any oil or chemical (whether by natural processes, or by treatment, or in any other way);

  • “wash-off substance”, in relation to a marine structure or vessel, means any substance which, if used on a surface of the marine structure or vessel, will or might (whether in whole or to a significant extent)—

    1. a

      be removed from that surface, and

    2. b

      be deposited in the sea,

    whether by natural processes, or by treatment, or in any other way.

3

A licensing authority may recover any expenses reasonably incurred in conducting any tests under subsection (1) from any person at whose request those tests were conducted.