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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/able-marine-energy-park-development-consent-order-2014/schedule-8/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2014/2935",
  "legislation_title": "The Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/able-marine-energy-park-development-consent-order-2014",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In this Schedule:—\n“the 2009 Act” means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;\n“the Centrica outfall” means the area bounded by co-ordinates (53°39.670’N, 00°13.696’W), (53°39.713’N, 00°13.570’W), (53°39.666’N, 00°13.523’W) and (53°39.623’N, 00°13.647’W) and shown on sheet 5 of the works plans;\n“clay” means dredged materials with a diameter of less than 31.25 micrometres;\n“the E.ON outfall” means the area bounded by co-ordinates (53°39.557’N, 00°13.561’W), (53°39.600’N, 00°13.426’W), (53°39.550’N, 00°13.382’W) and (53°39.508’N, 00°13.517’W) and shown on sheet 5 of the works plans;\n“earthworks season” means the period from April to October or such other period set out in British Standard 6031;\n“gravel” means dredged materials with a diameter of at least 2 and less than 64 millimetres;\n“HU080” means the area bounded by co-ordinates (53°36.30’N, 00°00.62’W), (53°36.47’N, 00°02.32’W), (53°36.95’N, 00°03.47’W) and (53°36.55’N, 00°00.42’W);\n“HU082” means the area bounded by co-ordinates (53°37.47’N, 00°02.27’W), (53°37.25’N, 00°00.80’W), (53°36.97’N, 00°00.81’W) and (53°37.12’N, 00°02.29’W);\n“licence holder” means the undertaker and any agent or contractor acting on its behalf;\n“licensable activity” means an activity licensable under section 66 of the 2009 Act;\n“licensed activity” means any activity described in Part 2 of this Schedule;\n“marine piles” means piles that will be in a free water condition during construction;\n“mean high water springs” means the average of high water heights occurring at the time of spring tides;\n“named vessel” means a vessel whose name and type has been notified to the MMO in writing;\n“percussive piles” means driven piles but excludes the handling, placing and vibro-driving of piles;\n“sand” means dredged materials with a diameter of at least 62.5 micrometres and less than 2 millimetres;\n“sea bed” means the ground under the sea; and\n“silt” means dredged materials with a diameter of at least 31.25 and less than 62.5 micrometres.\n(2) Unless otherwise specified, all geographical co-ordinates given in this Schedule are in latitude and longitude degrees and minutes to two decimal places.\n(3) Tonnages of dredged materials are expressed in wet tonnes.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 1 in force at 29.10.2014, see Introductory Text"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2009 c.23."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2935/schedule/8/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:57:38.687983+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}