Explanatory note

This Order amends the Deposits in the Sea (Exemptions) Order 1985 (“the principal Order”). This Order extends to England and Wales only.

The principal Order specifies certain exemptions from the requirement for a licence under Part 2 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c.48) in respect of deposits in the sea.

Article 3 amends the exemption relating to the deposit of cable and associated equipment, so as to remove the exemption from the requirement for a licence under section 5 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 in respect of the deposit (in the course of its laying) of any cable transmitting a charge of 132 kilovolts or more (or associated equipment), for the purpose of transmitting electricity from an offshore generating station.

The Order will also remove the exemption in article 3(b) of the principal Order (the exemption from the requirement for a licence for the loading of vehicles with substances or articles for deposit in the sea or on the sea bed in the course of depositing any such cable).

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on business, charities or the voluntary sector.