PART 3Activities to which article 4 applies and conditions

Maintenance of coast protection, drainage and flood defence works19

1

Article 4 applies—

a

to an activity carried on by or on behalf of the Environment Agency for the purpose of maintaining any—

i

coast protection works;

ii

drainage works; or

iii

flood defence works;

b

to an activity carried on by or on behalf of a coast protection authority (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Coast Protection Act 194918) for the purpose of maintaining any coast protection works.

2

Paragraph (1) is subject to the condition that the activity is carried on within the existing boundaries of the works being maintained.

3

But article 4 does not apply in relation to any such activity which consists of beach replenishment.