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.