Dredging permissionU.K.
24.—(1) Any dredging permission which—
(a)is in effect immediately before 6th April 2011, and
(b)relates to an operation which is a licensable marine activity for the purposes of Part 4 of the 2009 Act,
has effect as if it were a marine licence granted by the appropriate licensing authority in relation to that activity under Part 4 of the 2009 Act (a “deemed licence”).
(2) In accordance with paragraph (1)—
(a)a dredging permission issued for a specified period remains in force as a deemed licence for so much of that period as falls on or after 6th April 2011; and
(b)any condition subject to which a dredging permission has been granted under regulation 13(7)(a) of the Welsh Marine Minerals Regulations has effect as if it were a condition of the deemed licence.
(3) Paragraphs (4) to (6) apply to a dredging permission which has effect by virtue of paragraph (1) as a deemed licence.
(4) Where a notice of a proposed revocation or permanent variation of the dredging permission has been served under regulation 21(3)(a) of the Welsh Marine Minerals Regulations, but no decision has been taken under regulation 21(11) before 6th April 2011 to revoke or permanently vary the dredging permission, regulations 21(10) to (12) of those Regulations apply in relation to the deemed licence as they applied in relation to the dredging permission.
(5) Any notice of a decision to revoke or permanently vary a deemed licence served pursuant to regulation 21(12) of the Welsh Marine Minerals Regulations has effect as a notice to revoke or vary that deemed licence in accordance with section 72(1) or (3) of the 2009 Act.
(6) Where a notice of a kind mentioned in paragraph (5) has been served, paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 22 of the Welsh Marine Minerals Regulations apply in relation to the deemed licence as they applied in relation to the dredging permission.