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3.  In this Part of this Schedule—

“Bridge protected area plan” means the plan entitled Bridge Petroleum: Kumatage Protective Provisions and certified as the Bridge protected area plan for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule;

“emergency works” means works whose execution at the time when they are executed is required in order to put an end to, or to prevent the occurrence of, circumstances then existing or imminent (or which the person responsible for the works believes on reasonable grounds to be existing or imminent) which are likely to cause danger to persons, property or the environment;

“exclusion zones” means an area on, under or above the seabed within a distance of 500m of the outer edge of an installed platform or centre point of installed subsea infrastructure (excluding an installed pipeline) and an area of 200m either side of an installed pipeline, in each case forming part of the licensee’s works;

“licence” means any licence granted under the 33rd licensing round by the North Sea Transition Authority for the area comprising the Kumatage Field, previously under United Kingdom Petroleum Production Licence P.2426;

“licensee” means the licensee from time to time of the licence;

“licensee’s works” means exploration, appraisal, development, production, maintenance, interventions and/or decommissioning activity in accordance with and pursuant to the licence;

“necessary consents” means regulatory approval from the North Sea Transition Agency (or any successor in function) and the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (or any successor in function) for one or more appraisal well(s) and approval from the North Sea Transition Agency (or any successor in function) of a field development plan;

“pipeline route A” means the route coloured pale yellow on the Bridge protected area plan;

“pipeline route B” means the route coloured red on the Bridge protected area plan;

“primary lines of orientation” means the lines identified as the primary lines of orientation for wind turbine generators comprised in the authorised development running south east to north west on bearing 326.5 degrees as shown on the Bridge protected area plan;

“protected area” means the area of seabed with the coordinates below and shown shaded grey/blue on the Bridge protected area plan, excluding any relinquished area

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“offshore wind infrastructure” means all infrastructure permitted by this Order excluding offshore wind activities and the overhanging of a wind turbine generator blade;

“offshore wind activities” means investigation survey or other activity relating to the evaluation of development construction operation and maintenance and/or decommissioning of the authorised development and shall include the use of a jack-up or other vessel;

“relinquished area” means any part of the protected area that is relinquished by the licensee pursuant to the licence or otherwise removed from the scope of the licence, but which shall not include the exclusion zones; and

“remaining overlap area” means the area of seabed with the coordinates below and shown cross-hatched on the Bridge protected area plan

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I1Sch. 9 Pt. 10 para. 3 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1

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