PART 3Activities to which article 4 (exemption from need for marine licence) applies, and conditions

Maintenance of coast protection, drainage and flood defence works18.

(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;

(iii)

flood defence works;

(b)

to an activity carried on by or on behalf of a coast protection authority (within the meaning of the Coast Protection Act 194917) 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)

Article 4 does not apply in relation to any such activity that consists of beach replenishment.