Maintenance of the authorised developmentE+W
6.—(1) The undertaker may at any time maintain the authorised development, except to the extent that this licence or an agreement made under this licence provides otherwise.
(2) No maintenance works whose likely effects are not assessed in the environmental statement may be carried out, unless otherwise approved by the MMO.
(3) Maintenance works include but are not limited to—
(a)offshore electrical installation component replacement;
(b)offshore electrical installation painting;
(c)removal of organic build-up;
(d)cable remedial burial;
(e)cable repairs;
(f)replacement of offshore electrical installation anodes; and
(g)J-tube repair/replacement.
(4) Where the MMO's approval is required under paragraph (2), such approval may be given only where it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the MMO that the approval sought is unlikely to give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects from those assessed in the environmental statement.
(5) The undertaker shall issue to operators of vessels under its control operating within the Order limits a code of conduct to prevent collision risk or injury to marine mammals.
(6) The undertaker shall ensure appropriate co-ordination of vessels within its control operating within the Order limits so as to reduce collision risk to other vessels including advisory safe passing distances for vessels.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 12 Pt. 2 para. 6 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1