Part 4Marine licensing
Chapter 2Exemptions and special cases
Exemptions
I174Exemptions specified by order
1
The appropriate licensing authority for an area may by order specify, as regards that area, activities—
a
which are not to need a marine licence;
b
which are not to need a marine licence if conditions specified in the order are satisfied.
2
The conditions that may be specified in an order under this section include conditions enabling the authority to require a person to obtain the authority's approval before the person does anything for which a licence would be needed but for the order.
3
Approval under subsection (2) may be—
a
without conditions;
b
subject to such conditions as the authority considers appropriate.
4
In deciding whether to make an order under this section, the appropriate licensing authority must have regard to—
a
the need to protect the environment,
b
the need to protect human health,
c
the need to prevent interference with legitimate uses of the sea,
and such other matters as the authority thinks relevant.
5
A licensing authority must consult such persons as the authority considers appropriate as to any order the authority contemplates making under this section.